Kentucky Virtual Library

Resources for Postsecondary educators

Education Resources

• National Center for Education Statistics - "Primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other countries."
• College And University Rankings -- "Links to many ranking services, along with cautionary notes and a discussion of the ongoing controversy over rankings."
• EDUCAUSE - Introduction, use, and management of higher education information resources and technologies in teaching, learning, scholarship, research, and institutional management.
• UCLA Community College Studies - RESOURCES AND INFORMATION From the University of California, Los Angeles, this site provides online resources including ERIC community colleges archives, access to the ERIC database, and important links to community college resources and organizations.

Intellectual Property Resources

Official Sites

• US Code: Title 17 - Copyrights - This is the law.
• The Digital Millennium Copyright Act US Copyright Office Summary - The DMCA is now a part of the law.
• US Copyright Office - This is the official US copyright and intellectual property agency.

Comprehensive Sites

• Findlaw.com - The Findlaw Intellectual Property site. Includes links to lawyers, agents, definitions, forms, etc.
• Stanford Copyright and Fair Use Center
• University of Louisville Law Library Site
• Louisville Free Public Library - The LFPL is the only complete patent and trademark library in the state. See more information below on workshops and assistance.

TEACH Act Resources for Educators

• TEACH Act FAQs
• Checklist for compliance with the TEACH Act
• TEACH Act Best Practices for Blackboard

Grants & Proposals

Academic Fundraising - One of the very excellent Michigan State University sites. Excellent resource for online guides, proposal writing hints, and other information on technique.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - A government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public.

Chronicle of Higher Education - The weekly segment of CHE that includes deadline and contact information for grants, fellowships, papers, etc.; generally too current to be applicable for current year, but useful for consideration for future applications.

The Foundation Center - This link leads to a free searchable list of foundations on-line; their more comprehensive Foundations Directory is provided separately and by subscription only; includes federal, private, non-profit and corporate information

GovSpot - One of the "Spot" series of portals, this one devoted to grants and fundraising.

Grants Net - One-stop resource to find funds for training in the biomedical sciences and undergraduate science education.

The Grantsmanship Center - Grant information and grantsmanship training; includes international funding sources information.

GrantSmart - Search IRS filings of those grant-making organizations that interest you.

Montana State University Proposal Writing Site - Excellent comprehensive set of guides and suggestions for the academic grant writer.

Non-Profit Guides - Grantwriting tools of all kinds for non-profit organizations.

U.S. Department of Education - The grant assistance section of the federal Department of Education.