*** Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Supports Further Work on RedLightGreen
In December RLG received an appropriation from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for continued support of the RedLightGreen project. The Foundation's award enables us to embark on improving and promoting RedLightGreen to an audience of institutions and individuals that can make this service self-sustaining. User studies at the current pilot partner institutions will inform the kinds of service extensions and business models that offer the most value to RLG members, customers, and sponsors.
This significant grant is the third awarded by the Foundation for the RedLightGreen concept and execution. The first, in June 2001, supported planning stages; the second, in April 2002, enabled most of the development for the pilot service launch.
The pilot site has been in use since last September, and on January 27 we implemented a number of enhancements that reflect what we've learned from users over the first four months: see http://redlightgreen.com. The upcoming February "RLG Focus" will contain an article on "what we've learned since launch."
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