I am an information specialist at Bowling Green State University and have
used SPIN for several years and am very satisfied with it except for some
outdated deadlines.  However, as many fed agencies operate on a similar
annual cycle, this is easily corrected.  Please feel free to contact me
for further info - I do funding seareches for faculty, send out a monthly
newsletter and also makeup
"collections for departments or disciplines" using information from SPIN
and other references.

Carol Davis, Grants Specialist, Bowling Green State University (Ohio)
cdavis @andy

On Thu, 5 May 1994, Michael Ludwick wrote:

> Here at the College of William & Mary, I help faculty find funding
> sources primarily for their research projects.  To do so, I use
> various book publications that are useful but cumbersome, as you well
> know I'm sure.  I've been looking for a good data base that contains
> much of the same information as in something like the
> "Annual Register of Grant Support" and is easily searchable.  I've
> tried the Chroncile of Higher Education's "Guide to Grants" but
> since it is just a listing of grants awarded by different
> organizations as listed in the Journal of Philanthropy (or something
> to that effect), it's not that useful.  I've heard about SPIN and
> Dialog On-Line and was wondering if anyone knew anything about these
> (and other similar computer searching aids) and whether they are
> helpful or not. Currently we have a membership with an organization
> that will do these types of searches for us.  Any idea what they
> might be using?
>
> Any insights on this matter would be extremely helpful.
>
> Michael Ludwick
>
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