Grants and Awards: Libraries Administration

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Collaborative Activities (Proposals)

IMLS proposal: $1,205,167, "LibValue" — a broader return-on-investment study for Dec. 2009 – Nov. 2012; to include two Libraries faculty, Gayle Baker and Ken Wise.
University of Illinois – NIH proposal: $127,631
For April 2010 – March 2012; to include one Libraries faculty, Margaret Casado (5%).
This proposal falls under the NIH Challenge Area of Information Technology for Processing Health Care Data.
PIs: Carol Tenopir, SIS and Robert Sandusky, UIUC
NSF proposal: $248,621, “Improving Classroom Use of Scientific and Scholarly Publications (CUSSP)
For Jan. 2010 – Dec. 2011; to include one Libraries faculty, Margaret Casado (2%).
The project aims to update STEM information literacy curricula at two- and four-year institutions (engineering and library faculty), build a collaborative model between such institutions, and develop a partnership with corporations in the private sector to improve undergraduate learning.
PI: Suzie Allard, SIS.

NEH proposal: Tennessee Newspaper Digitization Project (in preparation) Agency: National Endowment for the Humanities
Period: 2010 – 2012
P.I.: JoAnne Deeken
Purpose: To selectively digitize Tennessee newspapers produced from 1860 to 1920 representing all areas of the state. To describe their historical significance and make them accessible online.

Barbara I. Dewey
Dean of Libraries

Jill Keally
Executive Associate Dean

Rita Smith
Associate Dean

Debbie Valine
Assessment Analyst

Amy Yancey
Development Director

Patty Boling
Administrative Secretary

Peg Schneider
Development Assistant

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