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Library staffs, budgets, and services are dwindling without a great outcry from those not directly affiliated with libraries, and a drastically new reality has befallen many of us whether we like it or not. This article is the attempt of one academic librarian to come to terms with the rapidly changing climate in higher education. Sharing my story is a means for me to try to gather and make sense of my thoughts and feelings and then relegate them to the historical record. I am guessing that nearly everyone reading this piece will nod their head at least a time or two. Perhaps, after a time of rehashing the past, we can face the brave new world together
Jim Frutchey (Thu,) studied this question.