Tuesday, June 8, 2010

And Now For Something Completely Different....

...and by that I mean: good news!

The news lately has been more than just a little depressing. But my Director just informed his Librarians that, "Norma Blake of the State Library announced yesterday at the VALE Members Council that the state will underwrite the costs of state-wide access to ASP for FY11."

Academic Search Premier is an essential--and equally expensive--database. I can tell you that our budget would have taken a huge hit if we had to pay for the subscription ourselves.