YSU Senate recommends more funding for Maag Library

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State University Academic Senate thinks it’s time for the university to begin increasing funding for Maag Library.

The Senate passed a resolution today calling for an additional $75,000 for the library in the next academic year that begins July 1. That represents a 7 percent increase in the $1,075,160 spent this year.

Library funding has remained flat since 2004, said Dr. Louise Aurilio, assistant professor of nursing and chairman of the Senate’s Library Committee, as she made the recommendation for the funding increase.

The additional funding is needed for acquisitions to cover the cost of materials and related items in new program needs, such as the new doctor of physical therapy degree and studies in geriatrics, and various accreditation report issues and concerns, Aurilio said.

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