ABSTRACT
Once upon a time, a long, long time ago (or at least it seems that way), libraries had money to spend for books and serials. They had more money than they knew what to do with. The federal government provided grants to build their collections. If they were state supported, their legislatures gave them money to buy books; if they were privately funded, their trustees dipped into deep pockets to provide the necessary funding for collections. Increasing enrollments meant more money. Campuses built new buildings for the librarians to house the burgeoning shelves of books and journals and microforms.
