Academic Library Budgets Squeezed by Lowered Revenue.

Reports that because the economy is in a slump, colleges and universities in the U.S. face fiscal uncertainty and library directors are bracing for the worst. Budget cuts that Virginia Governor Mark Warner announced; Effects of the Virginia budget cuts at the University of Virginia library; Remarks from librarians about the fiscal crisis; Effects of budget cuts at the libraries at the University of Missouri-Kansas City; Decline in college and university endowments; Budget reductions at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire; Worries that college and university librarians have about long-term effects, including on collections, digitization efforts, and interlibrary loans; Comparison of libraries with other state agencies.