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Elsevier Foundation FAQs
Q: What kind of support does the Elsevier Foundation offer
libraries?
A: The foundation’s Innovative Libraries in Developing
Countries Program supports libraries’ efforts to enhance the
quality of life in developing countries by advancing knowledge
in science (including the social sciences), technology and
medicine.
Q: How does the Innovative Libraries in Developing Countries
Program work?
A: The ILDC Program provides grants (covering from one to
three years) to libraries in developing countries worldwide and
organizations supporting these libraries. These grants provide
funding to improve library infrastructure, technology or information
services to enhance libraries’ ability to make STM information
available to researchers, clinicians, students, policymakers and
the public. The program also provides funding to enhance or
expand library resources through digitization or preservation of
information and training for library staff, students and researchers.
Q: How do libraries in the developed world participate?
A: Through the ILDC Program, the foundation encourages
partnerships between libraries in developing countries and
institutions in developed countries. Partner institutions in the
developed world provide technical assistance or training to their
library partners in developing countries. Partner institutions in
the developed world include libraries, societies, universities,
intergovernmental organizations and other nonprofit
organizations.
Q: What is the other grant program the foundation offers?
A: The New Scholars Program supports the academic and
research community by funding efforts to help balance
childcare and family responsibilities with demanding careers
in science and technology.
Q: Who chooses recipients of Elsevier Foundation grants?
A: For each of its two funding programs, the foundation has an
independent external board of expert reviewers that evaluates
proposals and makes recommendations to the foundation
leadership.
Q: How often are Elsevier Foundation grants available?
A: Each year, the foundation announces its funding rounds.
Check the foundation's website for details.
- Guangxi University of Technology Library, China
Developing a virtual reference service - Hanoi Agricultural University, Vietnam
Enhancing librarian knowledge and information literacy - Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
Promoting research in traditional medicine - National Information Technology Park, Mongolia
Digitizing the first medical information database in Mongolia - Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Fostering local science and technology research - Zhejiang University of Technology Library, China
Improving library service via eResource reorientation
- FARM–Africa (Food and Agriculture Research Management),UK
Developing the FARM–Africa Training and Advisory Unit Coordination and Digitization Project - Medical Library Association –“Librarians Without Borders,” USA
Developing and implementing an eLibrary training initiative - Regional Disaster Information Center for Latin America &
the Caribbean, Pan American Health Organization and
National Library of Medicine, Costa Rica & USA
Creating a Latin American virtual library on health and disasters - University of Pennsylvania Libraries, USA
Assessing information/library needs for research and healthcare initiatives supporting HIV/AIDS prevention in Botswana - University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Strengthening usage skills in the Niger Delta universities of Nigeria to access online resources - Vietnam Development Information Center, Vietnam
Helping Vietnamese science and technology university librarians develop skills in reference and information services
