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Adios to Texas State Law Library? Legal collections statewide feeling budget pinch

The Texas State Law Library would have its funding eliminated entirely under both the House and Senate proposed budgets and its 13 employees all would be let go, at a savings of about $1.1 million per year. Our pal Carl Reynolds from the Office of Court Administration told me he's particularly worried about this suggested cut; at my request, he sent along this summary of the State Law Library's role:The State Law Library provides a combination of materials and services not easily obtained elsewhere. While legal materials can be found in other institutions, such as university law libraries, county law libraries and larger public libraries, these libraries often limit access to their services to specific client groups, or they lack the staff expertise to truly help untrained clients use the materials effectively...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 01, 2011 (boomark / email).