Demand for On-line Library Services Continues to Climb

To be competitive, New Yorkers must have easy access to a wide range of informational resources to gain more knowledge and skills.
To be successful, New York's students need access to resources outside the classroom to enrich their education and meet the State learning standards.

A statewide internet library is the cost-effective solution.

NY ranks 35th in per capita spending for a statewide internet library.
State's highly successful pilot project is supported only by limited, temporary Federal funding.

NOVELNY* Pilot Project
Number of Searches Per Year
(in millions)


	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009
Searches	0.4	1.9	9.9	12.7	25.6	40.0 TARGET

*New York Online Virtual Electronic Library

Request: $10 million to provide permanent funding for a true statewide internet library.

NOVELNY

Gives all New Yorkers online access to millions of up-to-date high quality resources
Is free for users
Acquires statewide licenses and subscriptions that would cost 35 times more if local libraries had to purchase individually
Adds millions of items to every library's collection