Forty Percent of UK University Libraries to Cut Materials Budgets in 2009-10 Academic Year
The Times Higher Education reports that 40% of surveyed UK university libraries intend to cut journals and books from their materials budgets in the 2009-10 academic year, and a fifth expect to cut at least one "big deal" electronic journal package. (Thanks to Colin Steele.)
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