Research Libraries’ Costs of Doing Business

Anonymous Patron writes EDUCAUSE REVIEW | September/October 2004,?Volume 39, Number 5 With today’s relatively flat budgets, research libraries are finding their buying power further diminished by the hyperinflationary costs of library materials. Yet technology innovation, coupled with organizational restructuring, is enabling libraries not only to provide more high-quality information services but also to achieve unparalleled efficiencies in the way they do business. Money from the costs avoided is being invested in new collections and services.”