From SAH Listserv Post:
Another arts institution has been targeted for elimination. In an
attempt to cut costs during the recession, UCLA has decided to shutter
its long-standing Arts Library -permanently. Please consider signing the following petition. Please circulate it widely. http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/save-the-ucla-arts-library We have also created a Facebook group you may join in solidarity or
support: http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=132785048409&ref=nf
Here is the text of our petition and a short explanation of the current
situation: UCLA Library Management, behind closed doors and without consultation
with the UCLA community, has decided to close its Arts Library,
potentially as soon as January 2010. For decades, the Arts Library has served faculty, students and the Southern California community as an essential cultural resource. In terms of research and scholarship it supports some of the nation’s best
programs in the arts, architecture, art history, film, television,
theater and the humanities. With over 270,000 volumes and unique collections, the Arts Library is a singular institution in Los Angeles, a burgeoning center for the arts.
It must be preserved. We understand that the UCLA Library must meet a nearly $2 million shortfall. However, the permanent elimination of a critical UCLA institution must not be the solution to a short term budget crisis.
