Special projects boost library ranking
The University of Saskatchewan has made a significant jump in the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Almanac of Post-Secondary Education ranking of research library holdings – from 111th in 2002-03 to 58th in 2006-07 – but that change is likely an anomaly reflecting targeted funding for two projects.
Library Associate Dean Ken Ladd explained that in 2003, the university began receiving funding specifically for the Academic Health Sciences (AHS) library as well as the Saskatchewan Health Information Resource Partnership (SHIRP), a provincial initiative designed to provide information and resources to all health-care practitioners in Saskatchewan. In 2004-05, some $600,000 was spent on the AHS library and SHIRP, said Ladd. In 2005-06, the amount climbed to $1.08 million. By 2006-07, the year recorded in the CAUT almanac, a total of $2.8 million was spent on the two projects, but that dropped to $1.49 million in 2007-08.
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