Budget Deficiency and the Methods of Increasing Resources in University Libraries

This study explores the elements of academic library budgets as the main bone that libraries are depending on to exist. Those elements include infrastructure, man power, systems, educational content, furniture, and machines. Cutting budgets in libraries will have challenging effects on the whole system since it is not a self-running building. Budget cuts was one of the main challenges that face librarians in the whole world as indicated in the IFLA report in 2018, hence it was important to find solutions to face such challenges so that libraries could continue to work efficiently.
The paper suggests raising financial resources through donors who believe in the library’s mission and have the ability to support and donate educational resources, systems, machines, furniture…etc. It also explores the methods of applying to donations, how to write a donation letter, the role of social media in fund raising and the reasons that motivate the donors to make their donations.
The study also highlights some of the alternative funding methods in academic libraries such as providing paid services, renting spaces, putting fines for the delays of books or provide training to librarians and library science students.