Database Cuts, Spending Caps Threaten NJ Libraries
From Library Journal:
New Jersey library advocates are scrambling to respond to legislation that cuts database funding and caps municipal spending increases. The New Jersey Knowledge Initiative (NJKI), launched in 2005, aims to help entrepreneurs, small business owners, researchers, and students with free web access to science, technology, medical, and business databases. However, the FY08 budget provides only $2 million to continue the initiative, $1 million less than needed to maintain the program. The State Library and the NJKI Task Force aim to use the funds to maintain access for as long as the money lasts, likely until Feb. 28, 2008.