The
      Cadre
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      27
      October
      1998
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      News
      5
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      from
      page
      3
     
     
      According
      to
      Lynne
     
     
      Murphy,
      University
      Librarian,
     
     
      the
      user
      fees
      are
      a
      result
      of
     
     
      major
      cuts
      to
      the
      university
     
     
      budget
      over
      the
      last
      two
      or
     
     
      three
      years.
     
    

    
     
      Murphy
      adds
      that
      books
     
     
      and
      periodicals
      increase
      in
     
     
      price
      every
      year,
      quite
      drasti-
     
     
      cally
      in
      some
      cases.
      Many
     
     
      science
      journals
      have
      in-
     
     
      creased
      in
      price
      by
      as
      much
      as
     
     
      1S
      percent.
      The
      decreased
     
     
      value
      of
      the
      Canadian
      dollar
     
     
      also
      impacts
      the
      library’s
      buy-
     
     
      ing
      power,
      as
      many
      of
      the
     
     
      journals
      and
      books
      held
      by
      the
     
     
      library
      are
      published
      in
      the
     
     
      United
      States.
     
    

    
     
      These
      high
      costs
      are
      part
     
     
      of
      what
      Gordon
      describes
      as
      a
     
     
      worldwide
      problem.
      All
      uni-
     
     
      versities
      are
      experiencing
      ma-
     
     
      jor
      funding
      problems,
      but
      he
     
     
      sympathizes
      with
      everyone
     
     
      feeling
      the
      pinch.
     
    

    
     
      ILL
      costs
      come
      out
      of
     
     
      the
      book/periodical
      budget,
     
     
      according
      to
      Ginny
     
     
      Kopachevski,
      ILL
      technician.
     
     
      She
      adds
      that
      the
      user
      fee
      only
     
    
   
   
    
     
      recovers
      a
      small
      amount
      of
     
     
      this
      money.
     
    

    
     
      “Either
      we
      stop
      buyin
     
     
      books,
      or
      we
      charge
      a
      oa
     
     
      fee,”
      says
      Murphy.
     
    

    
     
      She
      also
      suggests
      that
     
     
      the
      addition
      of
      electronic
     
     
      databases
      has
      helped
      lessen
     
     
      the
      need
      for
      ILL’s.
      However,
     
     
      Murphy
      is
      quick
      ot
      oom
      out
     
     
      that
      any
      more
      cuts
      to
      the
      budget
     
     
      could
      compromise
      the
      effec-
     
     
      tiveness
      of
      the
      library.
     
    

    
     
      Dr.
      Catherine
      Innes-
     
     
      Parker
      of
      the
      English
      Depart-
     
     
      ment
      goes
      one
      step
      further.
     
    

    
     
      “Any
      cut
      compromises
      a
     
     
      library’s
      effectiveness,”
      she
     
     
      asserts.
     
    

    
     
      Innes-Parker
      also
      ex-
     
     
      pressed
      her
      concern
      that
      the
     
     
      ILL
      charges
      will
      hinder
      under-
     
     
      graduates,
      particularly
      honours
     
     
      students.
      An
      honours
      thesis
     
     
      requires
      extensive,
      long
      term
     
     
      research.
      Depending
      on
      the
     
     
      topic,
      a
      student
      may
      have
      a
     
     
      considerable
      amount
      of
      ILL’s.
     
    

    
     
      She
      is
      especially
      con-
     
     
      cerned
      about
      the
      potential
      to
     
     
      reduce
      the
      amount
      of
      current
     
     
      material
      in
      the
      library,
      forcing
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Increasing
      fees
      at
      the
     
     
      UPEI
      library
     
    
   
   
    
     
      students
      to
      rely
      on
      back
      issues
     
     
      which
      may
      be
      out
      of
      date.
     
    

    
     
      Although
      professors
      may
     
     
      have
      material
      they
      can
      loan
      to
     
     
      students,
      to
      do
      so
      on
      a
      system-
     
     
      atic
      basis
      breaks
      copyright
     
     
      laws.
      According
      to
      Innes-
     
     
      Parker,
      these
      laws
      are
      in
      place
     
     
      for
      good
      reasons,
      but
      she
      is
     
     
      concerned
      that
      students
      will
     
     
      not
      have
      access
      to
      necessary
     
     
      information.
     
    

    
     
      Most
      agree
      that
      educa-
     
     
      tion
      needs
      to
      be
      supported
      by
     
     
      the
      Federal
      government,
      and
     
     
      that
      the
      cuts
      to
      the
      ae
      are
     
     
      symptomatic
      of
      a
      larger
      fund-
     
     
      ing
      problem.
     
    

    
     
      “The
      Federal
      govern-
     
     
      ment
      doesn’t
      fully
      understand
     
     
      the
      needs
      of
      universities,”
      re-
     
     
      marks
      Gordon.
     
    

    
     
      Innes-Parker
      attests
      that
     
     
      if
      Prince
      Edward
      Island
      is
      go-
     
     
      ing
      to
      havea
      university,
      itneeds
     
     
      to
      be
      funded.
      The
      library
      is
      a
     
     
      community
      asset
      as
      well
      as
     
     
      university
      resource,
      she
      adds.
     
    

    
     
      “Think
      about
      the
      advan-
     
     
      tages
      of
      a
      well-educated
      popu-
     
     
      lace,”
      she
      urges.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      OPINIONS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MacLean's
      Magazine
      is
      preparing
      its
      fourth
      annual
      guide
      to
      universities,
      and
      is
     
     
      seeking
      input
      on
      campuses’
      strengths
      and
      weaknesses.
      Specifically,
      they
      are
      looking
     
     
      for
      answers
      to
      three
      questions:
     
    

    
     
      1.
      Who
      are
      the
      strongest
      and
      most
      popular
      professors?
     
    

    
     
      2.
      What
      is
      the
      hottest
      hang-out?
     
    

    
     
      3.
      What
      are
      significant
      developments
      at
      UPEI?
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      you
      think
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      scores
      low
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      annually?
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