Call for Applications
EFTS Assistance Award
The purpose of this award is to promote participation in the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFTS) System (https://efts.uchc.edu/efts/Common/index.aspx) among libraries that are not currently EFTS members due to institutional barriers.
Eligibility
Network members in the NN/LM SCR (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas) are eligible to apply. Network members must be DOCLINE® users that are not currently enrolled in the EFTS system.
Non-EFTS libraries will be responsible for creating an account with EFTS ahead of funds being sent to EFTS.
Funding
Three (3) projects of up to $200 each will be awarded.
All funds will be distributed directly from NN/LM SCR and deposited to EFTS in the name of the applicant. Awardees will be responsible for creating an account with EFTS within 30 days of project start date. After account is created, funding will be sent to EFTS.
Deadline for applications
February 1, 2010, 5:00 pm CST
To Apply
See: http://nnlm.gov/scr/funding/efts_app.doc
Evaluation Criteria
Criteria for selection include: plan for promoting EFTS to administrators, matching commitments from administrators, and frequency of for-cost borrowing.
Reporting Requirements
A final report, parts of which will be used for a blog/newsletter article, must be submitted within 6 months of receipt of funds. The report should address the population served by the resource sharing funds; possible impacts of funding on library and continuation of EFTS membership.
Publication and Publicity
The awardee shall acknowledge the support of the National Library of Medicine whenever publicizing the work under this contract in any media by including an acknowledgment substantially as follows:
This project has been funded in whole or in part with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Contract No. N01-LM-6-3505 under the Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library.
NIH Policy on Enhancing Public Access to Archived Publications Resulting from NIH-Funded Research
As of April 7, 2008, final peer-reviewed manuscripts arising from NIH funds must be submitted to PubMed Central upon acceptance for publication.
The NIH Public Access Policy at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm ensures that the public has access to the published results of NIH funded research. It requires scientists to submit final peer-reviewed journal manuscripts that arise from NIH funds to the digital archive PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/) upon acceptance for publication. To help advance science and improve human health, the Policy requires that these papers (http://publicaccess.nih.gov/FAQ.htm#b1) are accessible to the public on PubMed Central no later than 12 months after publication.
The NIH Public Access site should be consulted for additional information: http://publicaccess.nih.gov/policy.htm.
Need help?
Ruicha Mishra, Health Professionals Outreach Coordinator
National Network of Libraries of Medicine South Central Region (NN/LM SCR)
Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center (HAM-TMC) Library
1133 John Freeman Blvd.
Houston, TX 77030-2809
Phone: 1-800-338-7657 (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX only)
Email: ruicha.mishra@exch.library.tmc.edu
