UC Berkeley's Institute Of Governmental Studies Library Receives $2.1 Million In State Support!

Berkeley CA

26 January, 2022

7:31 PM

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Press release from UC Berkeley News: January 19, 2022 BERKELEY, CA – The Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) at the University of California, Berkeley announces the receipt of major funding for the IGS Library (IGSL) through a sustaining partnership with the California State Library. Thanks to the efforts of State Senator and Chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee Nancy Skinner and State Librarian Greg Lucas, the 2021-22 California State Budget includes $1.64 million to support the establishment of an online digital database of government documents and records, along with $460,000 in ongoing funding for IGSL collection and digitization efforts. This press release was produced by UC Berkeley News. The views expressed here are the author's own.