MSU’s subscription to COS services is an important investment for the entire university. To maximize the benefit of the investment, it is important that our faculty become active users of the services. COS can help our faculty be successful researchers, and help the departments, CHM and the entire university achieve its research goals. Specifically, COS can help our faculty:

• Identify funding opportunities that match research interest areas
• Organize a professional profile of their experience and research expertise
• Locate other researchers that have similar areas of interest/expertise

COS can save our faculty members valuable time by helping them organize their research activity and use their search time efficiently.

Specifically, as a researcher, you can help further your research goals by:

• Becoming familiar with the COS Website and the various aspects of the services offered
• Entering your professional information into the Profile on the COS Website
• Keeping your Profile updated on an annual basis

Helpful Tools

There are a variety of tools available to help you become familiar with what the COS has to offer and, ultimately, to help you successfully use the COS resources.

Here are three tutorials that will help you get started:

• Using the COS Expertise Database
• Using the COS Funding Opportunities
• Using the COS Funding Alerts