~ New Resource Available from EBSCO Publishing Provides Federally Funded Project Information for Engineering, Physical & Life Sciences ~
IPSWICH, Mass. — June 15, 2009 — Information about ongoing federally funded projects is now available through EBSCOhost®. Federal Research In Progress™ (FEDRIP) provides information for ongoing research in the fields of engineering, physical & life sciences. The database is an important component to the technology transfer process in the United States.
Federal Research in Progress offers a unique structure as a non-bibliographic information source of research in progress. FEDRIP project descriptions generally include project title, keywords, start date, estimated completion date, principal investigator, performing and sponsoring organizations, summary, and progress report.
By incorporating FEDRIP into their research, users avoid research duplication and complement searches of completed research. Researchers are also able to identify gaps in areas of investigation, identify leads in literature, located individuals with expertise, locate sources of support, and stimulate ideas for planning.
Federal Research In Progress users are able to take advantage of all the functionality available in EBSCOhost®, one of the most-used research platforms, and also apply unique limiters to their search such as project start date, project completion date, funding level and type of award.
About EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO Publishing is the world’s premier database aggregator, offering a suite of nearly 300 full-text and secondary research databases. Through a library of tens of thousands of full-text journals, magazines, books, monographs, reports and various other publication types from renowned publishers, EBSCO serves the content needs of all researchers (Academic, Medical, K-12, Public Library, Corporate, Government, etc.). The company’s product lines include proprietary databases such as Academic Search™, Business Source®, CINAHL®, DynaMed™, Literary Reference Center™, MasterFILE™, NoveList®, SocINDEX™ and SPORTDiscus™ as well as dozens of leading licensed databases such as ATLA Religion Database™, EconLit, INSPEC®, MEDLINE®, MLA International Bibliography, The Philosopher’s Index™, PsycARTICLES® and PsycINFO®. Databases are powered by EBSCOhost®, the most-used for-fee electronic resource in libraries around the world. For more information, visit the EBSCO Publishing Web site at: www.ebscohost.com, or contact: information@ebscohost.com.
EBSCO Publishing is a division of EBSCO Industries Inc., one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.
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Kathleen McEvoy
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