2 0 0 8 ▁under ▁Governor ▁Cor z ine . ▁This ▁forced ▁can cellation ▁of ▁contract s ▁with ▁medical ▁and ▁scientific ▁databases . ▁Governor ▁Chris ▁Christ ie ’ s ▁F Y ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁budget ▁proposal ▁slash ed ▁state wide ▁library ▁fund ing ▁by ▁ 7 4 %, ▁including ▁the ▁entire ▁appropri ation ▁for ▁N J K I ▁databases . ▁The ▁New ▁Jersey ▁State ▁Library ▁has ▁campaign ed ▁t ire lessly ▁for ▁a ▁rest oration ▁of ▁fund ing , ▁pointing ▁out ▁that ▁the ▁benefits ▁to ▁small ▁business es , ▁univers ities ▁and ▁students ▁represent ▁a ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁ 1 ▁return ▁on ▁the ▁dollars ▁inv ested , ▁and ▁that ▁many ▁benef ici aries ▁cannot ▁afford ▁direct ▁access ▁to ▁these ▁databases ▁at ▁their ▁own ▁exp ense . ▁ ▁Small ▁business es , ▁among ▁the ▁greatest ▁benef ici aries ▁of ▁the ▁program , ▁have ▁not ▁advoc ated ▁for ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁fund ing , ▁opt ing ▁instead ▁to ▁support ▁Governor ▁Christ ie ’ s ▁call ▁for ▁reduced ▁government ▁sp ending ▁and ▁lower ▁tax es . ▁Had ▁small ▁business es ▁joined ▁the ▁state ▁library , ▁local ▁public ▁libraries , ▁academic ▁libraries ▁and ▁univers ities ▁in ▁advoc ating ▁for ▁rest oration ▁of ▁the ▁N J K I , ▁the ▁outcome ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁different . ▁ ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Maryland ▁Mont gom ery ▁County ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ' ▁budget ▁was ▁cut ▁by ▁