3 Questions on Academic Library Budgets for an Assessment and Planning Librarian
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 31, 2023
A: Doctoral-granting university libraries in ACRL spend about 37 percent of their budgets on salaries, 13 percent on fringe benefits, 40 percent on materials and 11 percent on operations. About 18 percent is spent on one-time purchases (including books and ebooks). What are the big trends and debates in academic library spending?
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