Libraries cheer restored funding for INSPIRE database - Post-Tribune

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Summary:

"After outcry from librarians, genealogists and universities, Indiana Republicans restored about $2 million in cuts to the Indiana State Library last week, which would have eliminated $1.3 million in funding for INSPIRE — a state web site that allows Indiana residents free access to many historical and scientific journals. lRelated POST-TRIBUNE NEWS Charter School of the Dunes drops high school program SEE ALL RELATED 8 INSPIRE is used by many people as evidenced by about 12 million articles downloaded and 125 million searches in 2014. The site also provides newspaper articles, language resources, and business resources ..."

Link:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-library-budget-inspire-st-0225-20150302-story.html

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Date tagged:

03/03/2015, 07:41

Date published:

03/03/2015, 02:40