New York State Library

Division of Library Development

System Annual Report/Budget Initiative

Budget Applications and Annual Reports for Library Systems

The Library System Budget Applications for 2008-09 are now available for public library systems and for reference and research library resources systems.

Before You Start

  • You must use the Internet Explorer browser. To download it for free, go to <http://microsoft.com/windows/ie> and follow the instructions.
  • You need Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher loaded on your computer to print the application and FS-20s. To download it for free, go to <http://adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html> and follow the instructions.
  • Your screen resolution must be set at 800 x 600 or higher.
  • Bibliostat Collect is a web-based product and is limited by the speed of your Internet connection, the speed of your computer processor, the amount of RAM on your computer, and the number of users on the server. Sections with a great number of questions and a great deal of data take longer to load than others.
  • Important: When you see the [Please Wait...] at the top of the page, do not click your mouse. This may result in the loss of data. Wait until Bibliostat Collect has finished loading.

General Instructions

You will need the system's username and password to log into the site. This is the same username and password that is used to access the software to file annual reports. If you need your username and password, please contact Maria Hazapis at 518-486-1330.

For software problems, please contact Informata Customer Support at 1-866-785-9935.

Click here to go to Bibliostat Collect (Requires IE 4.0 or greater; may work with Opera; will not work with Netscape)

Budget Application Instructions for State Aid to Library Systems FY2008-2009

Annual Report for Library Systems

Required Forms: Authentication of Application for State Aid

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