University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, August 18, 197
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Watson Library is in need of money to finance an increase in staff members, student assistants, longer hours and more books and periodicals.
"What we're reaping now is 10 years of
needed," said Jim Rowe of thoracic
The library has for years needed money and has come to the point where vast amounts are needed not only to increase the collection but to innovate the deteriorating Watson building.
"WE NEED money," he said. "a university of the size KU cannot afford to let its library go unheeded. We've asked for an increase in our budget, but so far we can't tell that we're top priority on anybody's list."
Plans being made to increase the library's finances for fiscal year 1978 will not be finalized until this spring. The monies for library improvement and equipment purchases have been reviewed and cut by the state legislature. A state law stating state legislature will do the final adjusting.
The University requested $200,000 for tuition acquisitions, such as books, and $100,000 for materials.
The Regents reduced this request in July to $189,870, allowing for book acquisitions, but cut the request for more student assistants.
"This brings us almost down to last year's $166,000 allotment already," Ranz said, "and there is still a major cut to come by the lesistial."
REFERRING TO THE Governor's budgetary methods, Ronald K. Calgaard, vice chancellor for academic affairs, said, "We expect the governor to further reduce our expenditures."
The library's request for more money isn't unique Calgair said.
"Everyone needs more money," he said.
"The library definitely needs more
money and I totally support their request," he said. "The problem is that there has been a very rapid rate of inflation in acquisitions."
Calgaard said that he realized the library's urgent need for increased revenue but he also cited improvements the library made to its infrastructure over years that were funded by the University.
THE BIGGEST advancement was the funding of the Ohio College Library Center. The system catalogues books through its website each summer and cost the University $80,140.
New positions were also created this year for the first time in five years, and there was a smail, but inadequate, increase in coursework and journal acquisitions, Calgaard said.
Watson Library ranks low when compared to national library standards.
In 1975, examiners from North Central Association, a university accrediting organization, inspected the Team at the University as "a problem at the University of Kansas."
"SOLUTIONS TO problems of library space and funds must be found if the University is to maintain quality undergraduate and graduate programs," they said.
Watson was also rated by the University Library Standards, an organization composed of the larger academic libraries in the country. According to their standards, KU library staff are required annually (Watson adds about 60,000); libraries should have seating for 25 per cent of their student body (Watson has less than half of that percentage); and libraries must be open 48 hours per week (Watson is open 86 hours, or University libraries even fewer).
"All of these problems can be attributed to a lack of these problems," Raz said.
The library staff realize that they need to keep open longer, Ranz said, but they simply don't have the money to pay the staff.
"THEER HAS never been a decrease in the number of hours we keep open," he said. "It's just that in comparison with other companies, our employees we're still open only 86 hours a week."
A problem that has arisen from the deterioration of Watson is the establishment of 'anti-libraries', Ranz said. These are the smaller libraries outside the main system. The libraries are often hidden, sometimes found in nooks of various buildings, almost entirely with a sole function. These libraries are stocked in part with books from the main library system and with other books, purchased with general University funds.
"We may be behind other universities where our library is concerned," Calgaird said, "but then you must consider that we need to give you access and the Spencer Library to support.
"When we built the Spencer Research Library it made it look like a Cadillac and turned Watson into a Model T," Calgaard said.
In comparison with its peer libraries throughout the Midwest, KU ranks far below the median in every category, including book expenditures and staff size, according to a 1975 report on library adequacy.
"In essence, we are undernourished," Rans said. "No matter how much money we invest in our education, it won't solve our problems for this coming fall and spring. We desperately need money."
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The Rape Victim Support Service can be contacted through Headquarters and the KKR.
For sexuality related concerns, there exists the Gay Counseling Service. The GAY COUNSELING SERVICE was held four years ago to "provide help for indicted gay individuals about their sexuality and social roles," according to Michael Storms, faculty adviser.
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The service is made up of men and women who have backgrounds in the "helping people" field.
The staff is willing to talk with anyone about any aspect of sexuality, he said.
The Gay Counseling Service can be reached through the KU Information Center and the WOMEN'S CENTER, 104B Kansas Union and its services are free.
The Women's Center also acts as a referral center for career, legal, problem
pregnancy, birth control and professional counseling along with 'offering a place where any woman can attempt to impregnate.' (Alison G. McKinney, staff member of the Center, said).
The offices of the DEAN OF WOMEN and the DEAN OF MEN also offer counseling and the DEAN OF FAMILY.
The Dean of Women's office, 220 Strong Hall, attempts to respond to the needs of any woman, whatever her concerns may be, under Gruzn, assistant dean of women, said.
The HUMAN SEXUALITY INFORMATION AND COUNSELING NETWORK within the Dean of Women's office assists with matters including birth control, physiology, venereal disease and sexuality.
The Dean of Men's office, 228 Strong Hall,
offers students help concerning personal problems and University related matters. It assumes the role of the student advocate.
The Dean of Women's office is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For a religious counseling, CANTERBURY HOUSE, 118 Louisiana, may provide the service. It represents the Episcopal religion at KU, offers a wide range of counseling along with pastoral care, according to the Rev. Michael Hanson, chaplain of Canterbury
Canterbury House has 24 hour-a-day services and a free "crash pad" facility.
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The American Baptist Church also offers religious and personal counseling.
"We are a professional counseling facility with the Christian ethic at heart," the Rev. Richard Orr, director of the Center, said. Orr said the Baptist Center had a congenial atmosphere and was a good place to go "to find someone to talk to."
For a Catholic perspective, the ST. LAWRENCE CATHOLIC STUDENT CENTER, 1631 Crescent Rd. offers religious, personal and marital counseling. There are no fees and the center is open between 9 a.m. and midnight.
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