Lyrasis, in partnership with the SAN diego supercomputer center and go fair U.S., will build expertise among the U.S. Academic and research library workforce with a focus on identifying and…

The Institute of Museum and Library Services awarded LYRASIS $599,990 on September 1, 2026, under the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program (CFDA 45.313) to build expertise among U.S. academic and research librarians in identifying and documenting research projects and activities.

Working in partnership with the San Diego Supercomputer Center and GO FAIR U.S., LYRASIS will train librarians on the Research Activity Identifier (RAID) international standard, which addresses a gap in documenting research activities themselves. The project will enable librarians to integrate metadata and application programming interfaces into library systems and workflows, apply RAID data in research analytics and bibliometrics, and visualize research activity to better communicate research project scope and impact to their communities. LYRASIS will produce a trained cohort of librarians and establish a national RAID community of practice, improving standards-based tracking of research activity nationwide.

The award period runs from September 1, 2026, through August 31, 2029, with place of performance in Milton, Georgia. LYRASIS, a nonprofit library services organization headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, serves as the recipient.

Lyrasis, in partnership with the SAN diego supercomputer center and go fair U.S., will build expertise among the U.S. Academic and research library workforce with a focus on identifying and documenting research projects and activities. Through training on the research activity identifier (raid) international standard, which fills a GAP in documenting and describing research activities themselves, the project will help librarians integrate metadata and application programming interfaces (apis) into library systems and workflows, apply raid data in research analytics and bibliometrics, and visualize research activity to better understand and communicate research project scope and impact in their communities. The project will produce a trained cohort of librarians and establish a national raid community of practice, improving standards-based tracking of research activity nationwide.