On behalf of myself and the entire OhioLINK community, thank you to everyone who shared their story, wrote their legislators, and spread the word about the need to support OhioLINK and library funding.
As you may know, higher education funding in the final state operating budget for fiscal years 2006-2007 increases 0.97% in FY2006 and 3.2% in FY2007. OhioLINK funding remains flat for both years. This means the cuts that were made to OhioLINK resources were necessary.
In 2006 and beyond, as long as OhioLINK funding remains flat it is likely that we will need to reduce the central share of content costs meaning the Electronic Journal Center titles and other OhioLINK resources and services again may be threatened.
This winter, the Ohio General Assembly will begin work on the next two-year capital appropriation. This will provide another opportunity for us to help legislators understand how OhioLINK benefits higher education and our state as a whole. We will undoubtedly need your help with that effort. Stay tuned to the What’s New page, the Support OhioLINK Campaign site, and your local library for more information as those efforts get underway later this fall.
Again, thank you for your support in the past and we ask for your continued support in the future.
Sincerely,
Tom Sanville
Executive Director
OhioLINK