University Daily Kansan, December 1. 1982
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Library costs could prompt student fee
By DON KNOX Staff Reporter
Staff Reporter
The KU library system, threatened by increasing book costs and recent budget reductions, will receive a much-needed financial boost if a proposal now being studied by a University committee is adopted.
That extra money, however, probably will have to come from KU students through the establishment of a student library fee, David Katzman, professor of chemistry, as chairman of the University Sapute's Library Committee, said yesterday.
The Library Committee is studying the library fee, which would be included with student activity fees. Students study library fees does not finance the library system.
"We haven't done anything but some research," Katzman said. "But we need to look for some solution to help us avoid erosion of the library's resources."
Katzman said the committee was studying the libraries of several other universities in an attempt to gain solutions for KU's financial woes.
BUT TALK of an additional student library fee may be premature, said Jim
Ranz, KU's dean of libraries, and the committee has not made any recom-
Ranz, however, did not deny that the library system, like many other University departments, had fallen into hard times.
"It's the same problem with the University generally," Hamm said. "We don't have enough resources, and we need to be thinking that situation much more acute."
And Ranz said that, despite a $100,000 grant given to the library system by the University of Kansas Endowment, he was unable to secure for KU's libraries still looked grim.
"I RECOGNIZE that $100,000 is a lot of money," Ranz said, "but it hrs to be built on a very large base. Our book budget now is about $2 million, and book prices are still increasing at a rather rapid rate.
"It's simply not enough."
Ranz said the library system might lose ground if it did not get an additional $300,000 from the state. The grant from the Endowment Association might be continued, he said, but there are other commitments commitment from University officials.
"It depends on how the Endowment
"A LIBRARY is essential to someone's education, but I don't think you should have to pay above your tuition to support that service." she said.
Asher said the library was a state resource open to anybody.
Lisa Ashner, student body president,
said she would oppose attempts to
establish a separate student library fee
among the University's activity fees.
"Students just shouldn't be charged additionally for that," she said.
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we can't move without student members," Katzman said of the committee, which has only one student member although as many as five can sit on the committee." Student fees must involve students."
Katzman said a library fee probably would be discussed at a meeting of the Library Committee on Dec. 9, but he and other members might not come until next semester.
Association's finances 'look next year,'" Ranz said.
ASHINER SAID the Student Senate would make sure that the committee would have the student positions filled sometime next week.
"Once we fall behind, though, we can never catch up." he said.
Nevertheless, Katzman said any increase in student fees would be a reason.
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