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Article: UC Davis Shields Library 'in trouble,' says librarians union

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Patrick McCartney
University Wire
03-14-2008
(The California Aggie) (UWIRE) DAVIS, Calif. -- Peter J. Shields Library's national ranking has plunged as a result of a lack of funding over the last 15 years, according to a report released by the University of California at Davis' unionized librarians.

University Council-American Federation Teachers Davis Local 2023, a union of UC Davis lecturers and librarians, released a fact sheet titled The UC Davis University Library is in Trouble, claiming that even though the campus has grown, the library's adjusted budget has remained virtually unchanged.

In 1993, the Association of Research Libraries ranked UC Davis' library 35th in the nation. ...

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