Cancelled Databases Due to IMLS Funding Cuts, 2025
News
Published June 9, 2025
Due to federal funding cuts and the dismantling of the Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS), the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) has announced that they will be drastically reducing their state-wide database access effective July 1, 2025. Due to these reductions, the following databases currently listed on our Database by Title page will no longer be available.
- Biography in Context MLIN [Gale]
- Expanded Academic Index [Gale] 1980+.
- General OneFile [Gale] 1980+. (We retain access to most content through Academic OneFile)
- Gale in Context: Environmental Studies
- Middle School : Gale in Context
To discuss alternative resources please contact the Subject Librarian for your department.
For more information about these reductions and the full list of databases cancelled or retained by MBLC please read their press release.