Re: SPIN Chris Thompson 21 Jul 2017 14:22 EST
Let's not forget Bill DiCocco! Possibly the nicest man I've EVER met. -Chris www.moderas.co On Fri, July 21, 2017 2:43 pm, Michael, Lynette wrote: > In response to the conversation about SPIN, I would just say that I've > been a fund searcher since 1986 (Wash U in St Louis) and remember the > first SPIN iteration from the late 80's (I think). It was the brain child > of the grants office at SUNY-Albany, and Ed Johnson Senior (InfoEd > Global) purchased the database sometime later. The original version was > online with a printout of funding opportunities from your search mailed > (as in Post Office) to you about a week later. I also remember a floppy > disk version and then the web version. (Wow, I have been around way > longer than I realized!) > > > In comparison to my original fund searching tools (two thick books - the > Annual Register of Grant Support and the Foundation Directory), SPIN was > and is an amazing tool. There is no such thing as a perfect database > (have you reviewed your electronic health records lately?), but I use > SPIN on a daily basis to help me keep up with funding opportunities and > to perform fund searches for our faculty. And as several others on the > list noted, the people responsible for SPIN, especially Keith Willis, > have provided invaluable assistance and are always open to suggestions > for improvement of the product. > > > Thank you. > > > > Lynette > > > ==================================== > > > Lynette Michael, Director > Office of Research Development and Education (ORDE) > University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus > Telephone: 303-315-5822 > E-Mail Address: mailto:xxxxxx@ucdenver.edu > ORDE Website: http://ucdenver.edu/orde > ORDE Blog: http://orde-cu.blogspot.com/ > > > > = = = = = = > > > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via > our web site at http://www.healthresearch.org (click on the "RESADM-L" > link under "Sponsored Programs"). > > A link directly to helpful tips: http://tinyurl.com/resadm-l-help > > > = = = = = = > > = = = = = = Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.healthresearch.org (click on the "RESADM-L" link under "Sponsored Programs"). A link directly to helpful tips: http://tinyurl.com/resadm-l-help = = = = = =