ResourceBlog Article: Is the State Library of Florida on the Chopping Block?

contact us \| suggestion \| cart

Receive the weekly sampler of posts and "Resource of the Week".
Subscribe »

My Account »

If you find ResourceShelf useful, please supply a testimonial »

Home > ResourceBlog > Article

« All ResourceBlog Articles

$\"Feed\"$

Sunday, 26th January 2003

Is the State Library of Florida on the Chopping Block?

State Libraries--Florida
Source: Tallahassee Democrat
Is the State Library of Florida About to Go on the Chopping Block?
From the article, "Barratt Wilkins spent 26 years as the Florida State librarian before retiring earlier this month. He held a title that stretches back to 1925, and he supervised a library that was founded in 1845 when Florida became a state. So forgive him if he's less than thrilled that Gov. Jeb Bush proposes to eliminate the Florida State Library as part of the new state budget. "It's kind of a repudiation of everything I worked for and everything the previous state librarians had worked for," Wilkins said. "I'm baffled, upset and concerned. I think we had a credible product, agency and program. And I just don't see those things continuing." Bush and other state officials don't share Wilkins' alarm. But the governor's budget proposal for 2003-2004 clearly calls for changes in the Division of Library and Information Services.
UPDATED 1/28 "Bush: Drop state library's funds" (via The Miami Herald)
See Also: Direct to the State Library of Florida
See Also: Brief Article in LJ

blog comments powered by Disqus

« All ResourceBlog Articles

The FreePint Family is a family of resources to help information workers be more effective, raise the value of information in their organisations and contribute to success.

'FreePint... provides most of my professional development because it won't come through work and [other resources] just don't cut it.'

Read about the FreePint Family »

FreePint Shop: FreePint sells reports, resources and subscription products to support your information work and information-related decisions.

Latest: FreePint Volume: Critical Insight on Social Media 2012 (01 Feb 2012) | FUMSI Report: Folio on Conferences and Continuing Professional Development (26 Jan 2012) | FreePint Research Report: Information Governance Policies and Priorities (25 Jan 2012) | Docuticker Report: DocuTips on Health Literacy (19 Jan 2012) | VIP Magazine: 98 (18 Jan 2012)

Browse the FreePint Shop »

FUMSI Forum: Do you have a research question? Post it to the FUMSI Forum, where professionals share Q&A and useful tips on how to Find, Use, Manage and Share Information. It's free.

Latest FUMSI Forum postings: Most Shared Content on Finding Information (09 Feb 2012) | Times are changing - a FUMSI Editorial (09 Feb 2012) | [TIPPLE] eBook resources - Share (07 Feb 2012) | Most Shared Content on Sharing Information (01 Feb 2012) | Our own worst enemy? - a FUMSI Editorial (01 Feb 2012)

Visit the FUMSI Forum and post »

VIP LiveWire: Offers commentary on emerging news stories of interest to premium content users, vendors and industry insiders.

Latest VIP LiveWire postings: Compliance - it's not just financial (10 Feb 2012) | Social media and BRIC - new report (08 Feb 2012) | Reuters takes the social media pulse (08 Feb 2012) | How to deal with the tech-savvy customer? (08 Feb 2012) | More ways for employers to poke around (01 Feb 2012)

Visit the VIP LiveWire »

Subscribe to the ResourceShelf Newsletter and receive the weekly sampler of posts and Resource of the Week.

Find out more »

ResourceShelf sponsored by:

Article Categories

Search News (9309)
Source File (9460)
Web 2.0 (2523)

All Article Categories »