<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Aptos;}
@font-face
{font-family:"sans-serif 10pt";
panose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;
mso-ligatures:none;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">I too would be very interested in discussing this as we are in the same situation in Michigan. I would be happy to compile notes for everyone as I’ll already do that for myself.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Karren Reish<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Library Grants Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">517-241-0021 / <a href="http://www.mi.gov/lsta">
<span style="color:#0563C1">www.mi.gov/lsta</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> lstac <lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alyssa Ericksen via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 7, 2025 7:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> lstac@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [lstac] Statewide database funding models - ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div style="border:solid black 2.25pt;padding:4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt 4.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;background:#FFFF88">
<strong><span style="font-family:"sans-serif 10pt",serif;color:black">CAUTION: This is an External email. Please send suspicious emails to
<a href="mailto:abuse@michigan.gov"><span style="font-weight:normal">abuse@michigan.gov</span></a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hi all, hope you're hanging in there this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In Nevada, LSTA funds databases for K–12, public, and academic libraries statewide, and we are now exploring alternatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Does your state offer cost-sharing or tiered subscription models? We are especially interested in creative or collaborative strategies that have worked well - and if your state has tested any “out of the box thinking”
approaches, I’d love to hear about those as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Your insights would be a huge help as we figure out next steps—and I’m sure others in our community would benefit too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thanks so much!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div style="margin-bottom:8.0pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With gratitude,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<div id="Signature">
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Alyssa Ericksen | LSTA Coordinator</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records<br>
505 E. Capovilla Ave., Ste. 103 | Las Vegas, NV 89119<br>
702-486-3760 | <a href="mailto:aericksen@admin.nv.gov" title="mailto:aericksen@admin.nv.gov">
aericksen@admin.nv.gov</a><br>
<a href="https://nsla.nv.gov/LSTA" title="https://nsla.nv.gov/LSTA">Nevada State Library - LSTA</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>