We understand that is expensive. That's why we put an extraordinary amount of money in the budget last year. During an appropriations hearing last week, Bollinger explained to Schwarz how a lack of funding would affect the resources of libraries on campus. The University libraries are facing the challenge of forging ahead and improving technological resources, said William Gosling, the University's library administration director. We still have to wait and see what the outcome is.
Collections usually measure between seven and eight percent.
We need to meet that level of increase for that part of the budget or else we cannot offer the same amount of resources.