W1B-017 QUB business-3.txt
4 May, 1994

Dear Colleague, You will be aware that in the past the Library has encountered significant difficulty in buying the books needed to support the University's teaching and research. During the past year or two the situation has improved considerably but I fear that some academic staff are not fully aware of this improvement. Consequently they may be holding back on submitting proposals for the purchase of books which are needed by their students or indeed by themselves.

While there are limits to what we can spend I would be very grateful if you would encourage the staff in your School to submit proposals for books which are needed in support of their teaching, especially where new courses are coming on stream. It would be very helpful it academic staff could alert us to the need to buy additional copies of heavily-used material. All such proposals should be submitted to the member of library staff who usually receives their proposals. If the proposals are received soon then there is a better chance of us having the books available for the beginning of the next academic year.

Thank-you for your co-operation.

Yours sincerely, NORMAN J RUSSELL Librarian
