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FOR
AUTOMATED INFORMATION RESEARCH
Incorporated Under The New York State Education Law
SUITE 1B 165 EAST 72ND STREET NEW YORK, NY 10021-4335 (212) 249-0760
For grant application and information write to the NCAIR office. NCAIR is accepting applications for: 1) research support for individual projects in law or accounting up to $150,000, 2) research support of joint projects benefiting the legal and accounting professions in an amount of up to $150,000 and 3) a senior research fellowship for a sabbatical year of up to $75,000.
Grants in 1992-3, which ranged in amounts from $2,500 to $150,000 included:
A grant to Peter W. Martin of Cornell University to establish an information resource on the Internet and to develop effective strategies for overcoming current barriers to exchanges of information and expertise between academics and those in law practice.
A subsequent grant to Peter Martin and Thomas Bruce at Cornell Law School to support the establishment of "The Legal Information Institute at Cornell University." The center will bring together resources and individuals from the law publishing sector, legal education, and the profession to explore the collaborations necessary to produce effective materials harnessing new technology.
Grants to CALI, the Center for Computer Assisted Legal Instruction, for 1 ) a Multimedia Pilot Program to assemble program staff and facilities to support the development of electronic learning and teaching aids and, 2) the Multimedia Educational Resource and Internet Workshops held in 1993 at the Chicago- Kent College of Law.
A grant to Henry Perritt, Jr. at the Villanova Law School Center on Information Law and Policy for a project demonstrating the feasibility of access by practicing lawyers and accountants to federal agency data through the Internet, private digital networks, and the emerging National Research and Education Network.
A two year grant to the Center for Educational Technology in Accounting, CETA, at the University of North Texas, Teddy L. Coe, Chairman, to conduct research and promote the development, dissemination and use of automated educational tools for the purpose of improving accounting education.
A grant to Paul R. Watkins of the School of Accounting at the University of Southern California to analyze the feasibility of distributed interactive multimedia educational and decision support computing via client-server networks.
A grant to John Everett and Richard Boley at the Schools of Accounting at Virginia Commonwealth University and University of North Texas to develop a series of comprehensive tax planning cases that utilize the inventory of computer skills required in contemporary tax practice.