Dr Jenny Brine
Subject Librarian, Health and Medicine
Lancaster University Library
Bailrigg
Lancaster
LA1 4YH
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01524 - 592545
Dear All
With apologies for cross posting.
I am sure most of you are aware of the budget cuts the government is
proposing to impose on the British Library. According to a press release
on the BL website, these cuts may force the library to start charging
for users to access the collections (see:
http://www.bl.uk/spendingreview.html).
If you think, as I do, that this is a really bad idea - please sign the
online petition:
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/library/
And do tell your friends to sign it too!
According to their website, the BL is actively campaigning against the
proposed cuts and Lynne Brindley has asked those who feel strongly about
this issue to contact the library and explain "why the British Library
is important to you and give us permission to use your letter in our
campaign.
Please e-mail [log in to unmask] with your name, contact number and
message, or write to Lynne Brindley, Chief Executive, The British
Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB."
So if you have five minutes to spare, do send an e-mail or letter too.
Best wishes,
Joanna Bryant
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MSc student (Information & Library Management) Department of Information
Science, Loughborough University, LE11 3TU.
Where will you be on April 22nd? I'll be running the London Marathon!
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