Reposted by Carlo Iacono
'Drawing on survey responses from 104 university libraries, the Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) finds about three-quarters of libraries (73 per cent) are making cuts in their budget ranging from 1 per cent to 30 per cent, with an average mean cut of 8 per cent.' 1/2
timeshighereducation.com
UK university libraries ‘£51 million worse off than last year’
Cuts to library budgets of up to 30 per cent have seen journal subscriptions cancelled and opening hours slashed, says librarians’ association