Tag Archives: economy
Stephen Kellat: Defining Value
From Stephen Kellat, over at the LISTen podcast:
While many in the First World are more connected than ever with online tools and gadgetry, attention is taken away from the real world around you. When you functionally cease to be part of a community, value and cost make little sense to you. When you functionally cease [...]
Ohio libraries saved (sort of)
Maybe “spared” would be a more accurate word.
The proposed deep cuts in state funding for Ohio’s public libraries have finally reached a conclusion, and the cuts aren’t quite as deep as originally thought. From the Newark Advocate (via Library Stuff):
The Associated Press reported Monday that the new Ohio budget reduces library funding by $84 million [...]
Ohio libraries in jeopardy
Apparently Ohio is the latest state whose libraries are visibly (and painfully) suffering under the current economic crisis. The Ohio Library Council reports that the Governor has proposed slashing over $200 million in state funding for public libraries, amounting to almost half of the state’s financial support for libraries. According to the Council:
The proposal amounts to a 30% [...]
Information (&) Poverty
Information, poverty, and information poverty are all distinct but related concepts, and it’s been the focus of a lot of research I’ve done while in graduate school. With the G-20 summit in London about to kickoff, I felt it was a good time to share a handful of articles describing the links between literacy, libraries, the economy, [...]