FEDERAL RESEARCH IN PROGRESS (FEDRIP) NOW AVAILABLE

The UAMS Library has inaugurated a one-year trial subscription to the Federal Research In Progress (FEDRIP) database for UAMS researchers. The database provides access to information about ongoing federally funded projects in the fields of the life sciences, physical sciences, and engineering. FEDRIP's uniqueness lies in its structure as a non-bibliographic information source about research in progress. Project descriptions generally include: project title, keywords, start date, estimated completion date, principal investigator, performing and sponsoring organizations, summary, and progress report. Record content varies depending on the source agency. It is updated monthly.

Who Should Access the FEDRIP Database and Why? Anyone needing to keep informed about federally sponsored research projects in the fields of the life, physical, and engineering sciences.

Use FEDRIP to:

• Avoid research duplication
• Locate sources of support
• Identify leads in the literature
• Stimulate ideas for planning
• Identify gaps in areas of investigation
• Locate individuals with expertise
• Complement searches of completed research

The agencies that contribute to FEDRIP include: Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, Department of Veterans Affairs, Environmental Protection Agency, Federal Highway Administration, National Institutes of Health, NASA, National Science Foundation, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Small Business Innovation Research, US Geological Survey.

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