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crln-19298	Hughes, Carol; Pfannenstiel, William	Practical visioning for the decade of austerity	1993-01-01	5	.pdf	application/pdf	2610	106	49	I. Econom ics • A weak, somewhat volatile dollar in the international market; • Increasing costs of information resources above the low rate of inflation, although col­ lege libraries will be affected less adversely than research institutions; • Costs of telecommunications will remain relatively stable; • Deferred capital investments and main­ tenance costs will require significantly increased attention, especially on older campuses; • Private sources of revenue will comprise a larger proportion of funding for institutions, especially for large research institutions; • Major cost-cutting efforts will be instituted throughout universities and colleges. P rofessional association trends • Probable decline in volunteerism; • Travel budgets continue to be tight at many institutions as travel costs increase; • The need for knowing and responding to the needs and desires of o n e’s membership will increase; • Pressures for regionalization and special­ ization continue to compete with national as­ sociations; and • A decline in the economy presents mem­ bers and associations with increasing monetary pressures.	cache/crln-19298.pdf	txt/crln-19298.txt