id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-13346 American Library Association, Abstracts; Other Publications of Interest to Academic Librarians 1979-05-01 10 .pdf application/pdf 6587 787 69 Summary tables are presented of all characteristics alphabetically by county for public libraries and by institution for academic libraries. Major findings indicate that (1) although little uniformity exists among states in the methods of funding academic libraries, there is a trend toward the use of formulas in statewide funding patterns; (2) a wide variety of budget formulas are presently being used and it is not likely that an ideal formula will be universally adopted; (3) there is a growing trend in overall planning and coordina- tion of library resources within states; and (4) practically every state now has either an official advisory committee or volunteer committees. cache/crl-13346.pdf txt/crl-13346.txt