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Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 20:16:28 -0400
From: Albert Henderson <chessNIC@COMPUSERVE.COM>
Subject: Re: Disappearing microform titles (Dan Lester)

on Tue, 11 Sep 2001 Dan Lester <dan@riverofdata.com> wrote:

> Monday, September 10, 2001, 6:05:03 PM, you wrote:
>
> > Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 10:22:22 -0400
> > From: Albert Henderson <chessNIC@COMPUSERVE.COM>
>
> >         The institutions who wish to continue to claim the
> >         social status accorded by having excellent cultural
> >         resources better do it, even if it means dipping into
> >         the misers' treasury.
>
> I'd love to find where that special treasury is in a state supported
> institution.

        University managers have hidden the profits. You can
        compile them as I did from sources like the DIGEST OF
        EDUCATION STATISTICS 2000.

        For instance:

Profitability of Public Degree-granting Institutions 1996-97

DES 2000:       Table 332       Table 340                      Profit %
                Revenue         Expenditures    profits      of revenue
Research I      $48,412,659     $46,673,565     $1,739,094      3.59%
Research II     $7,754,919      $7,672,748      $82,171         1.06%
Doctoral        $13,836,982     $13,289,015     $547,967        3.96%
Masters         $20,945,518     $20,405,039     $540,479        2.58%

        These profits might be just enough to bring
        most university libraries up to par in terms of
        collections and staffing.

        Why tolerate mediocrity?

[snip]

Best wishes,

Albert Henderson
Former Editor, PUBLISHING RESEARCH QUARTERLY 1994-2000
<70244.1532@compuserve.com>