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crl-11431	Bryant, Douglas W.; McCarthy, Stephen A.; Smith, Donald T.	Centralization and Decentralization In Academic Libraries: A Symposium - Introduction; Centralization and Decentralization at Harvard; Centralization and Decentralization at Cornell; Centralization and Decentralization at Boston	1961-08-31	15	.pdf	application/pdf	9758	502	59	It has become ap- parent to the governing boards, the dean of the faculty of arts and sciences, and the director of the university library that the limited endowments of a number of the research institutions are insufficient to provide for library collections and services on a level with traditional com- mitments and in accordance with per- S E P T E M B E R 1 9 6 1 331 sonnel and salary standards generally prevailing elsewhere in the university li- brary. I N K that physical centraliza-tion of library collections and services on a large university campus is possible or desirable; degrees of centralization, on the other hand, may be and fre- quently are desirable; but, although physical centralization is not possible, it is my view that unified or centralized ad- ministration is desirable, if it can be achieved without loss of library support or vital interest.	cache/crl-11431.pdf	txt/crl-11431.txt