Proposals will consist of the proposal and budget outlines following the specified format available at the grants and special projects web page. Faculty members who apply for grants to support travel to a conference or workshop are limited to receiving no more than one grant every third year. In the other categories, priority will be given to those who have not received an IIC grant in the last academic year. The bottom line, customers are demanding it, says Thomas Ricks, new digital resources librarian at Black Hills State University, describing changes taking place in libraries across the country. We are looking at how we deliver information and how we utilize space.
New models attract more people.
We have to move forward. Our users need to have increased access to web-based information resources that are available regardless of location or time of day, he said. One of Ricks responsibilities is to update the library web site. A big part of it is to provide links to Internet resources. These links will be organized by topic and will provide users with a gateway to Internet resources such as electronic encyclopedias, dictionaries, newspapers, magazines, journals, etc.