LD 544
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LD 544 Title Page An Act To Ensure Statewide Access for Schools and Libraries to On-line Referenc... LD 544 Title Page
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and
allocations are made.

 
MAINE STATE LIBRARY

 
Statewide Library Information System

 
Initiative: Provides funds to negotiate and purchase licenses
for the publication of copyrighted materials and periodicals to
create a statewide database for use by state, school, public and
academic libraries in the State. The licensing agreement must
include, subject to the availability of funds, a full-text
reference collection, full-text newspapers, full-text consumer
health information and full-text periodical databases for general
research and business research.

 
GENERAL FUND2005-062006-07

 
All Other$450,000$450,000

 
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GENERAL FUND TOTAL$450,000$450,000

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill provides an appropriation to the Maine State Library
to fund on-line reference materials to provide access to
information from schools and libraries through statewide
licensing of reference materials.


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