Financing Academic Libraries: Making the Transition from Enrollment Growth to Quality Enhancement.

Cooper, John M.

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Publication Date: 1986

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Financing Academic Libraries: Making the Transition from Enrollment Growth to Quality Enhancement.

Cooper, John M.

College and Research Libraries, v47 n4 p354-59 Jul 1986

State-level funding formulas should be changed from enrollment-based to fixed cost-based, using standards such as those of the Association of Research Libraries. Funding linked with programmatic changes encourages quality of the institution and rewards effective library management. (CDD)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administration, College Programs, Educational Quality, Enrollment, Financial Support, Funding Formulas, Higher Education, Program Costs, State Aid

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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners

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