a6dea592__University___Portland__Oregon__Responses
[Suggestions] December 1, 2005: The library should carry all textbooks required for all classes. [Responses] 
Academic libraries do not purchase textbooks because they go out of date quickly. Also, the cost would be prohibitive. For instance, in Spring Term there were 334 classes. If the average cost of a text is $60.00, it would cost $20,040.00 to buy one text for each class. Multiply this by four terms for a total of $80,160.00 -- for books that will be out of date in a year. One solution is to ask your instructor to put his/her personal copy on reserve at the library for student use.
Suggestions • Marylhurst University • Portland, Oregon
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