Threat to services as cuts loom at British Library
From the IWR Blog post:

In a briefing paper submitted to the Chancellor Gordon Brown and fellow MP’s, British Library (BL) officials have outlined the serious damage that will be inflicted on the institution if it is forced to make cuts in government enforced plans, writes Daniel Griffin.

Reports from The Guardian newspaper today suggest that the cuts could be up to five to 7% for the publicly funded institution and would entail a threat to key projects and services. To offset any decline in funds, the briefing paper by library officials estimated as a worse case scenario, charges would have to implemented on the use of reading rooms, used by 400,000 people a year, opening hours may have to be cut back, two galleries may close and spending on research journals and books would also face a decline in funds.

Source: IWR

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