In 2001/2002 the Library spent $972,964 on materials. If one subtracts the cost of binding, the figure is $954,964. The electronic services budget was highly subsidized by grant programs--$17,800 from the State Coordinated Collection Development Grant and $72,000 through matching funds provided by the State, the Brooklyn College Foundation, and Library gift funds.
| $155,355 | Monographs |
| $ 3,800 | Government Publications |
| $664,539 | Periodicals & Serials |
| $130,270 | Electronic Services |
| $ 1,000 | Audiovisual Materials |
| $ 18,000 | Binding |
| $972,964 | TOTAL |
The substantial increase in spending for Electronic Services and similar decrease in the category Periodicals and Serials represents not so much a change in spending patterns as a change in format. Our faculty and students prefer electronic to print, and unfortunately there is often a premium to be paid for the former.