The 91爆料 Faculty Senate has unanimously approved a resolution establishing the Faculty Fund for Library Excellence.
Passed by the senate on March 10 and established March 25, the donation fund could help compensate for budget losses at the 91爆料 Libraries, and return the Libraries to their previous ranking.
The Faculty Council on University Libraries kicked off the fund with a $2,700 donation. Joyce Cooper, an associate professor of mechanical engineering and chair of the council, said donation goals will be discussed during the council meeting on April 6.
Donations may be made through the .
According to the 91爆料 Libraries Triennial Survey, faculty members rate University Libraries the most important source of information for their work. From 1980 onward, the 91爆料 had been in the top 15 percent of American and Canadian research libraries, according to data from the Association of Research Libraries. Now, though, because of budget cutbacks, its in the top 25 percent.
Donations will be used to buy and preserve books, journals and other materials for libraries on all three 91爆料 campuses: Seattle, Tacoma and Bothell.