Internet Public Library
Source: Detroit News Funding Problems for the Internet Public Library
Some not so good news about one of the most well-known and respected library built directories, the Internet Public Library. In an article about funding problems at universities in Michigan you'll learn about serious funding problems that could cause the closure of the IPL. From the article, [The IPL] was funded with $150,000 in grants for the initial five years, but that money has run out, says Maurita Holland, director of academic outreach at the School of Information. The library gets 12 million hits a month and 1,000 e-mail reference questions a month, half of them from school children, she said. Since the grant money ran out, the library has been funded with general fund money, a source they will not be able to continue tapping. Other funding alternatives have fallen through. The library can't tax users or solicit revenue through advertising. "We have to be careful because we're an academic unit," Holland said. "We can't use Nike swooshes on our Web site. We have to be impartial." "We want to remain operational, but if we can't find the funding, our lights will go out." See Also: Direct to the Internet Public Library
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