(21 Dec 2022) Federal funding for the National Library of Australia’s digital resource, Trove, runs out in six months and without additional government support the popular archive could cease operations from next July.
The beloved platform receives more than 22 million visits each year and has been caught in the same financial crunch impacting the National Gallery of Australia, which is facing job cuts and shutdowns.
The National Library of Australia, the country’s repository of the published word, is facing a $13 million or 21 per cent cut to its operations budget from July 2023 when federal budget support for Trove ends.
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