Despite being included in the funding bill, DOGE has gone into the IMLS and shut down work illegally. This will have real effects pretty quickly as libraries suddenly can only rely on their own collections.
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Dex Anderson
Just got word from my college roommate - who is the state archivist for the state of South Dakota - that due to the DOGE shutdowns of IMLS, they can no longer fund InterLibrary Loan in SD.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
This means exchange between libraries, ability to get books delivered across the system, is gone as of 4/30.
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We are literally speed walking into being a very different country.