 NEW BOOK
TITLE: "Writing the NIH Grant Proposal : A Step-By-Step Guide" by William Gerin
LOCATION: Brown Science & Engineering Library
CALL NUMBER: RA11 .D6 G47 2011
VIRGO LISTING: click here to check availability.
Clikc here to view the Table of Contents.
 NEW UNESCO REPORT
The Global Education Digest 2011, produced by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, presents a wide range of indicators on the extent to which girls and boys are enrolling and completing secondary education. The report also enriches policy debates by examining the human and financial resources devoted to the classroom experience of students.
 NEW REPORTS
A new report on postsecondary private loan borrows found that the percentage of undergraduates who took out private loans rose from 5 percent to 14 percent from 2003–04 to 2007–08.
The Expansion of Private Loans in Postsecondary Education, a Statistics in Brief, examines trends in borrowing from commercial lenders for postsecondary education, the characteristics of undergraduate and graduate private loan borrowers, and combining private and federal loans. Results are based on nationally representative data collected through the 2003–04 and 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies.
A second report, Merit Aid for Undergraduates: Trends from 1995–96 to 2007–08, examines the receipt of merit aid by undergraduates from 1995–96 to 2007–08. It describes who receives how much merit and other non-need-based grant aid by student and institutional characteristics and in comparison to need-based grant aid. Results for this report are based on nationally representative data collected through the 1995–96, 1999–2000, 2003–04 and 2007–08 National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies.
 PRIMARY SOURCES
There are numerous resources for teachers wanting to use primary source materials in their teaching. Listed below are several web sites that provide access to primary source materials and they may even include professional development information for teachers.
 OPEN HOUSE
EVENT:: “Teach Anywhere!”
DATE: Thursday, November 17th, 2011
TIME: 2 – 4pm
LOCATION: Clemons Library Groups Lab, 3rd floor
DESCRIPTION: Explore three information stations demonstrating ideas on how mobile technologies can impact teaching and learning experiences.
Station 1 highlights a mobile teaching toolkit or classroom in a box that could travel anywhere and instantly spring into use as a mobile classroom.
Station 2 will have the library’s Mobile Research Group on hand to discuss and demonstrate recent “apps”, devices, and hardware add-ons that increase the range and functionality of a collection of hand-held devices.
Station 3 will have Apple’s Higher Ed representative demonstrating Apple’s hand-held technologies and new operating system, with a focus on sharing information and ideas by creating an environment much like an interactive “white board”.
Light refreshments will be served.
 GIS DAY CELEBRATION
TOPIC: World GIS Day 2011
DATE: Wednesday, November 16
TIME: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
LOCATION: Alderman Library Electronic Classroom
DESCRIPTION: We hope you’ll plan to join us in the Scholars’ Lab for our annual GIS Day celebration. We have a line up of more than 20 lightning round talks on GIS topics. And at 3:00 p.m., we’ll cut the traditional GIS Day Cake.
No registration is required.
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 IMPORTANT NEWS
IES-funded investigators must electronically submit final, peer-reviewed manuscripts resulting from research supported in whole or in part by IES to the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) upon acceptance for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
IES defines the author's final manuscript as the final version accepted for journal publication and includes all modifications from the peer review process. IES strongly encourages investigators to post publications for public accessibility through ERIC as soon as possible, but posting must be completed within 12 months of the publisher's official date of final publication. Institutions and investigators are responsible for ensuring that any publishing or copyright agreements concerning submitted articles fully comply with this requirement. Click here for more information. (A note from the librarians: as of press time for this newsletter, only this link has submission instructions. The ERIC web site has not published the instructions on their website.)
 K-12 STEM EDUCATION
The National Academies Press released a free online version of their print book, Successful K-12 STEM Education. The book focuses on the science and mathematics parts of STEM and on the criteria for identifying effective STEM schools and practices. It gives an overview of the landscape of K-12 STEM education by considering different school models, highlighting research on effective STEM education practices, and identifying some conditions that promote and limit school- and student-level success in STEM. The book can serve as a guide for those involved in K-12 education at all levels: policy makers; decision makers at the school and district levels; local, state, and federal government agencies; curriculum developers; educators; and parent and education advocacy groups
 ONLINE BOOKS
The National Academies Press (NAP) was created by the National Academies to publish the reports issued by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council, all operating under a charter granted by the Congress of the United States. The NAP publishes more than 200 books a year on a wide range of topics in science, engineering, and health, capturing authoritative views on important issues. One example is, "Learning Science Through Computer Games and Simulations."
Additional online books from the National Academies Press are available on the following education subtopics:
 FUNDING SCIENCE ENTREPENEURS
Breakout Labs, a new program of the Thiel Foundation, is the brainchild of Peter Thiel, a co-founder of PayPal and an early investor in Facebook.
"Breakout Labs is a bold re-envisioning of the way early-stage science gets funded, allowing independent researchers and early-stage companies to test their most radical ideas. We invite individuals, teams of individuals, and early stage companies from around the world to apply for funding of a specific project that would push the limits of science and technology."
The foundation hopes to make 10 to 20 awards in the first year, ranging from around $50,000 to $350,000. What are the terms associated with Breakout Labs funding? They have two forms of funding agreements: a research grant, in which the researcher commits a royalty stream and company warrants back to Breakout Labs in the event of successful commercialization and an IP agreement, in which Breakout Labs retains IP and commits a royalty stream back to the applicant in the event of successful commercialization.
Are there any other conditions for funding?
Applicants are required to deposit data generated by the project in appropriate repositories and to pursue open-access publication options. These requirements should not compromise intellectual property.
The grantees must publish in open access journals. They also must agree to help support more projects, either by sharing a small portion of future royalties with Breakout Labs or by assigning intellectual property to the program in exchange for keeping some royalties.
The grantees must publish in open access journals. They also must agree to help support more projects, either by sharing a small portion of future royalties with Breakout Labs or by assigning intellectual property to the program in exchange for keeping some royalties.
Thirty five students, staff and faculty attended the movie "Crash". If you missed the event sponsored by Curry and the CLIC librarians, you can borrow the "Crash" video from Clemons Library. Check VIRGO's Video portal for availability of this and over 38,000 other videos.
 NEWSLETTER
Click here to read the current and previous issues of the Education Services newsletter produced by the CLIC librarians, Kay Buchanan and Carole Lohman to support digital scholarship and research.
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