On 5/10/2003, Zero Sum
posted:
Interesting. Could be
the precoursor to something real good.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/2003-01-03-digital-library_x.htm
Margaret Ruwoldt , responding to a comment by David wrote:
>Wonder what it will cost.....
From the article:
>One thing the library developers haven't figured out yet is how it will be
>managed and sustained over time. The NSF is a government agency whose
>funding varies annually according to the whims of Congress.
>
>In fiscal year 2000, the program received $10 million and then jumped to
>about $25 million annually in fiscal 2001 and 2002. Each two-year research
>project has received between $400,000 and $950,000. The NSF plans to
>solicit new projects in mid-January and make awards in April, even though
>Congress has not yet approved a fiscal 2003 budget.
>
>"We have a commitment over the next four to five years to grow this
>program," Zia said, "but future funding is a little bit unknown right now.
>We have high hopes, but that's something we don't have a lot of control
>over." Foundation funding, endowments and nonprofit management by some
>existing or newly created group are long-term possibilities for the
>future, he said.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/2003-01-03-digital-library_x.htm
Or were you asking about subscription fees for the end users?
