.Pattee adopts automation; budget diluted by inflation
By AMY ENDLICH
Daily Collegian Staff Writer
Three years ago the University
libraries purchased one book per student
in its budget expenditures. Only two
■ thirds of a book per student was allowed
for in the 77-78 budget.
This reduction in purchasing power is
indicative of the consequences inflation,
. in face of a static budget, will have on
.the quality of library services and
I purchases in the future.
. “We will have to tailor our goals to fit
■ the situation,” said Edward Johnson,
assistant dean of library resources.
• Purchase of new books and
periodicals, services provided and staff
positions all will suffer reductions in this
process.
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In the 77-78 budget two-thirds of the budget division unless something is
$1,200,000 alloted for volume purchase done. The cost of periodicals and jour
was consumed by bound periodicals, nals is really killing us.”
while new title books received the A total of 10,000 fewer books were
remaining one-third. This is in contrast purchased by Pattee in 77-78 than in 74-
to past years when new books took up 75. The budget allotment for book pur
two-thirds and periodicals the chases in 77-78 was $400,000 while the 74-
remainder. 75 amount was $600,000.
The 77-78 allotment of $BOO,OOO pur- "The price of books has also
chased 29,500 periodical subscriptions skyrocketed,” Johnson said. Books that
while the 74-75 allocation of $576,000 would have cost $8 or $9 are now $2O to
purchased 34,000 subscriptions. $25,” he said. The cost and purchase
Despite the increase in the dollar amounts of maps, records, documents
percentage given to periodicals, no new and microforms remain relatively
periodical titles have been added to the constant “no matter what happens,”
Pattee collection. said Murray S. Martin, associate dean of
“This is our number one problem,” libraries.
Johnson said. “We are afraid that The cost of staff salaries is another
periodicals will take 100 percent of this area that consumes larger percentages
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of library funds yearly. Approximately University of Pittsburgh has alto 64 Johnson said. "This is where automation
$3,350,000 of the $1,500,000 77-78 budget ratio. comes in.”
went for salary expenditures. Obligatory costs, including mail and . All library processes were formerly
Thirty-seven staff positions have been telephone service and typewriter one ypeop e, Johnson said,
eliminated in the last six years. Some maintenance, have also gone up, Martin “We are j a |j or intensive,” he said,
were mandated by the University, some said. “Now we are moving to automation.”
were transfered and some were “By the end of the year these type of “The only way to cut costs is to find
replaced by automation. costs will have surpassed 100 percent of substitutions for people time,” Martin
The ratio of library personnel to °ur current budget amount,” he said. said. ... n .. „ „
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