7 Dec. 1958. It says, The case for a Government-operated, highly centralized type of center can be no better defended for scientific information services than it could be for automobile agencies, delicatessens, or barber shops. Just as true today, I believe. Dr. Varmus, take note. Second, everyone should know that it is against long-standing policy for taxpayers to provide welfare for those who can afford to pay.
Universities have the Money.
Mr. Alexander probably would have us believe that colleges and universities have no money. Higher education institutions can very well afford to spend more on their libraries. In 1976, colleges and universities spent more on their libraries than their total retained revenue. By 1995, the ratio was reversed. Even publicly-financed institutions collectively show more revenues than expenditures year after year.