University Library offers 'Research Funding Online' workshop

10:02 a.m., March 21, 2013--The University of Delaware Library will present a workshop on research funding, co-sponsored by UD’s Research Office, on Thursday, April 25.

The workshop “Research Funding Online” focuses on two library databases, Foundation Directory Online and COS Pivot, which faculty, staff and graduate students can use to identify potential funding resources, such as grants from private foundations, corporations and government agencies. 

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The workshop will cover strategies for searching the databases, procedures for using alerting services and ways to locate additional grant information on the Internet.

The workshop will be held from 10 a.m.-noon, Thursday, April 25, in the Student Multimedia Design Center, Room A, on the lower level of the Morris Library.

Presenters will be Carol Rudisell, librarian, Reference and Instructional Services Department, and Michael Gutiérrez, associate librarian, Reference and Instruction Services Department.

The workshop is available at no charge and is open to UD faculty, staff and students. Seating is limited and registration is required. Registration is available online. 

Questions regarding the workshops can be directed to 302-831-2432 or sent via email to lib-workshops@udel.edu.