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Main Author: Goudy, Frank W.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1993
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ469249
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  • Academic Libraries and the Six Percent Solution: A Twenty-Year Financial Overview. Goudy, Frank W. Academic Libraries Budgeting Budgets Educational Administration Educational Finance Financial Support Higher Education Library Administration Library Expenditures Library Standards Resource Allocation Tables (Data) Presents data from 1971 to 1990 to show that the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) standard that the library's appropriation shall be 6% of total institution budget has never been realized. Suggested reasons (e.g., increasing budgets for administration, research, and student services) are discussed, and possible solutions are offered. (Contains 12 references.) (EAM)