Grants For Libraries In Developing Countries

This programme provides early career development and continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies.

Grants for libraries in developing countries.

Medical library association librarians without borders the grant will extend for one year an existing program of workshops and curriculum development on the use of online resources including hinari agora and oare aimed at researchers clinicians government officials and librarians in developing countries in asia and africa. Grants for innovative libraries in developing countries. The biggest grant they approve of is a fund of usd 2 000 good for one year for projects with long term educational benefits for underprivileged communities in developing countries. Programs to enhance library infrastructure technology or information services in ways that significantly expand their ability to make stm scientific social sciences technical and medical information available to those who need it researchers clinicians students policymakers and the wider public.

One free seat per alcts online continuing educational course session is available to librarians and information professionals from developing countries. The innovative libraries in developing countries program awards grants to libraries for improving access to and use of scientific technical and medical information. There are more than 320 000 libraries worldwide 73 percent of them in developing and transitioning countries. The foundation provides one two and three year grants to libraries in the developing countries and supporting organizations.

The foundation provides one two and three year grants to libraries in the developing countries and supporting organizations. In many communities public libraries are the only place where any person regardless of education or skill level can have access to information and resources like computers and the internet free of charge. The elsevier foundation funded 150 000 of new grants including. The goal of this program is helping library professionals from developing countries stay current with the latest trends and developments in technical services areas and enhance their professional knowledge and skills in librarianship and information science.