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DRDA Lending Library
Books and Videos on Research Administration

Books and videos about various aspects of sponsored research are available for loan to University of Michigan faculty, staff and students. (Students please submit your request through your advisor.)

Contact LendingLibrary@umich.edu to reserve materials and arrange for pick-up at DRDA.

Videos by year

2002:
Post Award and Cost Analysis for Dept. Admin.
2001
Conducting Research Responsibly | Compliance Issues & Financial Administration | eRA Today and Tomorrow
2000:
Hot Topics | Reviewing NIH Grants | Gifts, Grants: Counting Contributions | Indirect Costs
1999:
Cost Sharing | Primer on Award Adminisration

Books

Complete Guide to Proposal Writing
Proposals for NIH

Videos

2002

"What Departmental Administrators Need to Know About Post-Award and Cost Analysis"

Broadcast on Tuesday September 24, 2002, the program begins with "account set up" and goes all the way through "account close out." It includes what departmental administrators and pre-award administrators should know about the mechanics of the facilities and administrative (F&A) rate, cost sharing, effort reporting, the Cost Accounting Standards, financial reporting, cash management, cost transfers and post auditing.

Recommended for academic department administrators who work on proposal development and pre-award issues i as well as pre-award central office administrators. The presenters are; John Case, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Office of Contracts and Grants, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Elizabeth Mora, Director, Sponsored Research, Harvard University

Supplemental handouts will be made available in electronic form for individuals who want to borrow the video.

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2001

Conducting Research Responsibly

In this video of a live satellite teleconference, presented on September 13, 2001 by the Society of Research Administrators (SRA), expert panelists explore four of the nine core instructional areas defined as Responsible Conduct of Research: human subjects research, conflict of interest, research misconduct, and mentorship. These core areas are critical for all institutions concerned with responsible research. The teleconference provides a forum for defining these core areas and practical suggestions for developing training programs that will comply with emerging NIH, OHRP, and ORI policies. Two scenarios showing ethical challenges in research are presented followed by analysis and discussion between panel members. Live questions submitted by viewers are also answered by the panel.

Compliance Issues With An Impact On Financial Administration

This videoconference was presented by the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) in a live broadcast on May 15, 2001. The panel of research administrators explore the requirements for compliance, both the tangible documentation and the "spirit" of complying with these requirements. The discussion focuses on those aspects that primarily affect research administrators in departmental business offices and central post-award units. The panelists discuss strategies that may be used to enhance compliance, the potential consequences for failure to comply, and provide their perspectives in meeting the intent of complying with the agency requirements. The panelists include: Jerry Fife, Director of Grant and Contract Accounting at Vanderbilt University; Elizabeth More, Director of Sponsored Research Operations at Harvard University; Frank Zuraf, Vice President, Internal Audit at the Research Foundation of SUNY; and Barbara Walsh, Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers. The vidoeconference in a two videotape set is about three hours long.

Electronic Research Administration (ERA) - Where are We Today and What Can We Expect Tomorrow?

This videoconference was presented by the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) in cooperation with the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP) in a live broadcast on January 23, 2001. The videotape of the broadcast presents an update on the status of federal electronic initiatives and how institutions are responding. Topics covered include: the impact of Public Law 106-107, the timetable and plans for the Federal Commons, and selected specific initiatives of leading federal agencies. There is also a demonstration of digital signatures. Presenters include central and departmental administrators, technology specialists, and federal agency representatives. The video is about three hours long.

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2000

"The Best of the Best: Hot Topics"

This video is a live satellite teleconference presented by NCURA on May 18, 2000 and covers a variety of topics including: electronic research administration, a status report and plans for NSF Fastlane; a review of the first year of NIH Modular Grants; plans for a common policy by NIH and NSF for conflict of interest; cost-sharing issues; research compliance; the implementation and impact of the Freedom of Information Act; and the financial investment in research, especially in academic medical centers.

The panel addressing the issues is made up of senior research administrators and includes: Kim Moreland, Director, Contract Negotiations and Research Compliance, University of Kansas; Milton Thomas Cole, Asst VP of Academic Affairs for Research and Sponsored Programs, Villanova University; John Fini, Financial Director, Massachusetts General Hospital; Cheryl-Lee Howard, Asst Dean for Research Administration, Homewood Division, The Johns Hopkins University; Diana Jaeger, Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, National Institutes of Health; Charles Paoletti, Executive Director, Acquistion Management, Office of Naval Research; and Joanna Rom, Director, Division of Grants and Agreements, National Science Foundation. The video is approximately four hours in length.

Reviewing NIH Grants

This videotape features four UM faculty members who have served as reviewers on NIH study sections: Steve Goldstein, George Garcia, Jamie Fararra, and Richard Miller. They described the study section review process and discussed their personal reviewing experiences. These comments were made at a workshop jointly presented by DRDA and the Medical School on April 8, 2000. Running time: one hour, forty minutes

This videotape may be checked out by UM faculty or staff only. Graduate students may come to DRDA to view the tape.

"Gifts, Grants or Whatever?
Determining How Contributions Should Really Be Counted"

In this video of a live satellite teleconference, presented on March 28, 2000 by the Society of Research Administrators (SRA), expert panelists discuss questions raised by four scenarios that illustrate different "gift, grant or whatever" situations. One scenario features donated funds that match government grants. Another presents the complications in gifts related to contracts, using the example of a long-term contract with a major softdrink company that involves "pouring rights." The third scenario covers gifts associated with intellectual property; and the fourth delves into the complex issues surrounding funds for research and clinical trials via a gift. Three videotapes (approximately four hours).

"Indirect Costs for the Lay Audience"

Designed for faculty, administrators on the departmental or school/college level, as well as newcomers to research administration, this program which was a live satellite teleconference presented on March 7, 2000 by NCURA attempts to explain how an indirect cost is determined for an institution. The conference describes what indirect costs are, how they are calculated and applied, the types of rates institutions use and what the implications are for waiving IDC on certain projects. The presenters also spend time on other costing topics such as applying the principles of allocability, allowability and reasonableness. The presenters are Jane A. Youngers, Director of Grants and Contracts, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Mary Ellen Sheridan, Assistant Vice President for Research, University of Chicago; and Jerry G. Fife, Director of Contracts and Grant Accounting, Vanderbilt University. The video is approximately four hours in length.

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1999

Cost Sharing: "Is it Better to Give Than to Receive?"

This video of a live satellite teleconference presented on September 24, 1999 by the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) provides an in-depth, detailed review of the issues surrounding cost sharing on sponsored projects, primarily grants and contracts funded by federal agencies. Definitions of cost sharing, both voluntary and mandatory, along with a review of the types of costs that qualify for cost sharing and the requirements for documenting cost sharing are covered. Information is provided on the relationship between cost sharing, effort reporting, and indirect cost rates and the pressures from funding agencies and investigators to maximize cost sharing. The video is designed for research administrators with either pre-award and/or post-award responsibilities. It is most valuable for those newer to the field. Presenters include: Richard P. Seligman, Director, Sponsored Research, California Institute of Technology; Christina Hansen, Director, Office of Research Administration, University of California, Irvine; and Elizabeth Mora, Director, Sponsored Projects Operations, Harvard University. The video is approximately four hours long.

"Straight Talk: A Primer on Award Administration"

Video copy (three tapes) of a live satellite video conference presented by the National Council of University Research Administrators and the Council on Governmental Relations on April 8, 1999. Five modules cover:
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Books

Getting Funded: A Complete Guide to Proposal Writing

by Mary S. Hall
1988
Publisher; Continuing Education Publications
Portland State University
http://www.cep.pdx.edu/

Although this book has been around for a while, it contains sound, timeless information about preparing grant application to all types of sponsors and covering many activities, e.g., research, community service, training, equipment purchase. Topics include assessing organizational capabilities; developing an idea; and writing various parts of the proposal narrative, e.g., objectives, need, procedures, evaluation, dissemination, budget.

Grant Application Writer's Handbook

by Liane Reif-Lehrer
1995
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett
Sudbury, Massachusetts

This book by an experienced NIH proposal reviewer covers the preparation of research applications to NIH. Topics include: understanding the review process; parts of the application; planning/writing the research plan; revising the application in response to reviews. Note copyright of 1995; does not include some NIH updates such as modular grants.

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