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crl-15290	Crotts, Joe	Subject Usage and Funding of Library Monographs	1999	13	.pdf	application/pdf	4844	184	43	Historically, li- brary collection developers � � simply re- lied on their genuine passion for literature and inbred instinct for what was �right� when collecting.�13 G. Edward G. Evans�s lament that �Unfortunately, things have not changed that much in 35 years� re- mains largely true today.14 These �soft,� nonanalytical approaches to collection de- velopment have positioned academic li- braries in the unenviable position of �at times been called the financial �black hole,� a unit of campus capable of expending all the resources sent its way, yet remaining with a crucial need for more acquisitions dollars,� a roll that libraries can ill-afford to play with the current and increasing em- phasis on accountability.15 Universities are now facing a new prag- matism in justifying the expenditure of funds, and academic library funding is no exception. �Cost�of Circulation The anomalies in the relationship of circu- lation to expenditure and enrollment gen- erate a set of values that may be consid- ered in measuring the �cost� of circulating books.	cache/crl-15290.pdf	txt/crl-15290.txt