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Article: Trading reams for bit streams aids administration of grants, reasearch
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- April 1, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Apr 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Converting information from paper to electronic data format, the National Institutes of Health's office of extramural research is developing an electronic research administration system. Part of a collaborative interagency approach, this effort aims to improve the management of grants and communications with research institutions.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) laid its electronic foundation in the early 1990s with the development of the extramural invention information management system, known as Edison. This secure, web-based invention reporting and shared database configuration is for grantee institutions, which are legally required to report any potentially patentable ...