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Nebraska
Library
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FY 2000 Year In
Review

Vol. 7 No. 3

Meet the Library Commission staff of the year, page 3

State Advisory Council Meets

The State Advisory Council on Libraries held its June meeting at the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture in Curtis. Council member Mo Khamouna hosted the meeting and gave a tour of the newly renovated library facility.

Dee Yost, then Republican Valley Library System Administrator, summarized the system's membership and services. Commission staff updated Council members on issues, including the Community Library Advocacy Project grant from the Viburnum Foundation, the Gates Library Foundation Technology Project, the reauthorization of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), and grants awarded by the Commission. The Council followed up on their March planning session with a discussion of the NebrasKard and unanimously reaffirmed their support for the project. A presentation on the 2001 - 2003 biennial budget and long-range plan generated a detailed discussion of the state budget request process. The group discussed the two major budget areas, agency operations, and state aid.

Mary Nash reports on Council
priorities set during March
planning effort.

In this Issue:

From the
Director:

Libraries for the
21st Century

NebrasKard
Planning
Underway

Centennial Web
Page Unveiled

State aid includes grants and distribution of aid funds to local subdivisions. Continuing education grants, aid to public libraries, online database licensing, Interlibrary Loan compensation, and funding for regional library systems are included in this category.

The Library Commission Technology Plan and Project Proposals to the Nebraska Information Technology Commission (NITC) are key components of the budget process.

The NITC Project Proposals, including Project e-Library: Content, Project e-Library: Infrastructure, and Project e-Library: Training are available on the Library Commission home page, see nlc.nebraska.gov, search on Nebraska's E-Library.

For more information see the Library Commission home page at nlc.nebraska.gov, search on Council Minutes.

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