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State librarians warn MeL and MeLCat services face risk if federal IMLS funding is cut
Summary
State and local library leaders told the State Board that proposed elimination or reduction of the Institute of Museum and Library Services would jeopardize MeL databases, MeLCat interlibrary loan and delivery services that rely on roughly $4.8 million in federal LSTA funds for Michigan.
State and local library leaders told the State Board of Education on May 13 that proposed cuts to the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and related LSTA funding would threaten statewide electronic resources (MeL) and the MeLCat interlibrary-loan catalog.
Randy Riley, State Librarian, said an executive order calling for elimination or curtailment of IMLS functions has created significant uncertainty. Riley said Michigan’s LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) allotment is about $4.8 million a year and that those federal dollars…
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