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December 13, 2005

Send us your suggestions for improving the IRIS Database

We are currently working on redesigning both the IRIS database and the IRIS database interface in order to serve you better. For those of you who really know and like the current search screen, we want to assure you that it will still be available when the new interface is put into place.

Below please find our current "Wish List" for features we would like to see implemented with the redesign. Now is the time to let us know what you'd like to see. Please look over the list and let us know via comments to this blog or emails (rso@uiuc.edu) if you'd like to add to the list.

IRIS WISH LIST:

• Amount of grant field (searchable)
• Save option for Search statement and results
• Export to Spreadsheet option for displaying records
• Thesaurus updates (adding terms and ability to use more terms)
• Promotional page with ideas how to promote IRIS at your Institution
• More simplistic search option

Posted by at 2:06 PM

December 7, 2005

International Interests

If you have international interests, there are a few ways of using keywords to find funding opportunities.

When searching for opportunities that require study, research, travel, or some other activity IN a foreign country or region, use the relevant country name or region of interest in the search. These keywords are located in the Geographic Location Topic Area. When searching for opportunities that require research or study ABOUT a foreign country or region, use the appropriate area studies keyword under the Area Studies Topic Area.

For example, if you were wanting to study Consumer Economics IN China, your key words would be: {China (Peoples Republic of)} or {Consumer Economics} - (33 results posted on 12/7/2005).

But if you were studying the Consumer Economics OF China, your key words would be: {Chinese Studies} or {Consumer Economics} - (28 results posted on 12/7/2005).

Some of these results may over-lap, because you could obviously study the Consumer Economics OF China IN China.

Posted by sharum at 11:20 AM
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