Current Funded Research

PI, Next Generation Digital Federations: Adding Value through Collection Evaluation, Metadata Relations, and Strategic Scaling, IMLS, Co-PIs Allen Renear, Mike Twidale, Tim Cole, Sarah Shreeves, & Bill Mischo. October 2007-September 2010.

Co-PI, Investigating Data Curation Profiles across Multiple Research Disciplines, IMLS, subaward with Purdue University, Scott Brandt PI, November 2007-October 2009.

PI, Identifying Factors of Success in CIC Institutional Repository Development, Mellon Foundation, January 2007-January 2008.

Co-PI, Centuries of Knowledge: Developing an Effective Data Curation Educational Program, IMLS, P.I. Bryan Heidorn, with CoPIs: Linda C. Smith and John Unsworth. October 2006-September 2009.

Principal Investigator,  A Graduate Program for Scientific Communication Specialists: Getting Past the Prototype in Biological Informatics. NSF, IIS, CISE Education Research and Curriculum Development.  Co-PI Bryan Heidorn. January 2006-January 2009.

Co-PI, IMLS Collection Registry & Metadata Repository, IMLS, P.I. Tim Cole, with Co-PIs: Mike Twidale, Bill Micho, and Nuala Bennett, 2002-2007.

PI.  Information Work and Discovery Potentials in Neuroscience Research. NSF, CISE/Digital Society and Technologies. August 2002- January 2006.

PI, Electronic Journals in the Humanities: Patterns of Use and Measures of Impact. UIUC Research Board. 2005-2006.

Co-PI, An Internet Environment for BioDiversity Survey Collaboration and Verification. NSF, Information Technology Research/Information Management. P.I.: Bryan Heidorn, with Co-PIs: Michael Jeffords, and Marylin Lisowski., 2002-2005. See Telenature project site.