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<p class="MsoNormal">Same in Arkansas – completely funded by LSTA.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">501-682-2836<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">A Division of Arkansas Department of Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>Hemmelman, Brenda via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 8, 2025 9:37 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> lstac@omls.oregon.gov<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [lstac] Statewide database funding models - ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Same in SD. The databases we provide are completely funded by LSTA funds.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Brenda<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#990000;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Brenda Hemmelman</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Access & Development Services Manager<br>
LSTA Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:5.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><br>
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE LIBRARY<br>
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Governors Dr</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">, </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Pierre,
SD 57501</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#FFC000;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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 <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tara McCleod via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 8, 2025 8:40 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Alyssa Ericksen <<a href="mailto:aericksen@admin.nv.gov">aericksen@admin.nv.gov</a>>;
<a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [EXT] [lstac] Statewide database funding models - ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I would also be interested in learning what other states are doing or what other states are exploring. In Oklahoma, LSTA funds databases for K-12, public, and academic libraries statewide with a slight boost
from the State Regents for Higher Education to assist with the cost for academic libraries. We will be unable to continue this cost without some pretty creative thinking.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0066A6;background:white">Tara McCleod</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#666666">Financial Manager</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#666666">PH (405) 522-3317</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://oklahoma.gov/libraries" title="http://oklahoma.gov/libraries"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="174" height="61" style="width:1.8125in;height:.6354in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01DBA869.FD4E4840"></span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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 <<a href="mailto:lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov">lstac-bounces@omls.oregon.gov</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Alyssa Ericksen via lstac<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 7, 2025 6:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:lstac@omls.oregon.gov">lstac@omls.oregon.gov</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] [lstac] Statewide database funding models - ideas?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Hi all, hope you're hanging in there this week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thanks so much!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">With gratitude,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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>
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