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| Size | 12.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 8600 items) |
| Abstract | The Office of Information and Communications was established in October 1997 to promote graduate education and research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by reporting the University's research activities and by helping researchers and students find opportunities for funding. The office assumed responsibility for the GrantSource Library and research publications, which had been among the responsibilities of the Office of Research Services and, earlier, the Office of Research Administration. The GrantSource Library supported faculty, staff, and student research by providing training on grant-proposal writing, information on grants and funding sources, and other services regarding scholarly research. At the beginning of 2012, the functions of the Office of Information and Communications were split between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Graduate School. The vice chancellor's office took over publication of Endeavors (through its Office of Research Communcations) and the services to faculty previously provided by the GrantSource Library (through the Office of Research Development). The Graduate School, through its Graduate Funding Information Center, took over the student services previously provided by the GrantSource Library. Records consist chiefly of materials related to the publication of Endeavors magazine, 1984-1999, especially the 1993 issue devoted to the University Bicentennial. Included are transcripts of issues, photographs, and audiotapes of interviews. The Bicentennial issue materials also include multiple drafts of a University history timeline and short histories of numerous University departments. There are also reports produced by the Office of Research Services; copies of newsletters published by the Office of Research Administration and the Office of Research Services; and materials relating to the founding of the GrantSource Library, including usage statistics from its early years. The Addition of October 2013 consists of GrantSource Library annual and monthly reports. It also includes materials produced for workshops, as well as presentations on writing grant proposals and identifying funding sources. |
| Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Office of Information and Communications. |
| Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
| Language | English |
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Processed by: Jennie Rose Halperin, February 2012
Encoded by: Jennie Rose Halperin, February 2012
Finding aid updated in October 2013 by Amanda Loeb and in December 2018 by Jessica Venlet and Laura Smith because of additions.
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Historical Information
The 1996-1997 annual report of the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research noted the creation, on 1 October 1997, of the Office of Information and Communications. "The mission of the Office of Information and Communications (OIC) is to promote graduate education and research at UNC-Chapel Hill by reporting the University's achievements and by helping researchers and students find opportunities for funding. ... Staff and resources for this new office were drawn primarily from the Office of Research Services (ORS), which previously had included the GrantSource Library and research publications."
The Office of Research Services and its predecessor, the Office of Research Administration, had been the offices chiefly responsible for the administration of sponsored research since the 1960s, including the dissemination of information about the University's research activities and about funding sources for research projects. The offices published several newsletters and, beginning in 1984, the magazine Endeavors. The Office of Research Services also provided other research support services, including the GrantSource Library, a large online repository of grant information for student and faculty researchers. The Office of Information and Communications assumed these responsibilities in 1997, following a reorganization of the Office of Research Services.
The Office of Information and Communications initially reported to the Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research. Through several administrative realignments and name changes, the latter became the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research (2001), Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development (2003), and Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (2011). As of 2011, the Office of Information and Communications had become the Office of Research Communications, reporting to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research.
At the beginning of 2012, the functions of the newly named Office of Research Communications were split between the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and the Graduate School. The vice chancellor's office retained responsibility for the publication of Endeavors (through its Office of Research Communications) and the services to faculty previously provided by the GrantSource Library (through the Office of Research Development). The Graduate School, through its Graduate Funding Information Center, took over the student services previously provided by the GrantSource Library.
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Scope and Content
Records consist chiefly of materials related to the publication of Endeavors magazine, 1984-1999, especially the 1993 issue devoted to the University Bicentennial. Included are transcripts of issues, photographs, and audiotapes of interviews. The Bicentennial issue materials also include multiple drafts of a University history timeline and short histories of numerous University departments. There are also reports produced by the Office of Research Services; copies of newsletters published by the Office of Research Administration and the Office of Research Services; and materials relating to the founding of the GrantSource Library, including usage statistics from its early years. The Addition of October 2013 consists of GrantSource Library annual and monthly reports. It also includes materials produced for workshops, as well as presentations on writing grant proposals and identifying funding sources.
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Series 1. Office of Information and Communications of the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill Records, 1975-2000.
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Series 2. Additions
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Subseries 2.1. Addition of October 2013, 1992-2010 and undated.
Acquisitions Information: RT 20120312.1.
Records of the GrantSource Library, 1992-2010 and undated, including annual and monthly reports, materials produced for workshops, and presentations on writing grant proposals and identifying funding sources.
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Subseries 2.2. Endeavors Photographs (Addition of 2015), 2000, 2004, 2005
Acquisitions Information: RT 20141201.1.