The State of Funding for Curriculum Materials Centers and Collections

Authors

Caitlin Stewart, Illinois State UniversityFollow
Jenelle Johnson, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

College & Research Libraries

Publication Date

1-2026

Keywords

Curriculum materials centers, funding, budgets, statistics, education

Abstract

Using Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, researchers analyzed whether there was a correlation between education student enrollment and curriculum materials center/collection (CMC) budget across eighty universities in the United States. Findings indicate that there is a positive correlation between those variables, although the relationship is weak. Universities with large education programs tend to have better-funded CMCs; however, variability across institutions is still significant. Findings suggest that many university CMCs may be comparatively underfunded based on student enrollment in education and historical trends.

Comments

This is the accepted (peer-reviewed) version of a manuscript accepted for publication in College & Research Libraries (expected publication: May 2026).

Recommended Citation

Stewart, Caitlin and Johnson, Jenelle, "The State of Funding for Curriculum Materials Centers and Collections" (2026). Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library. 269.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpml/269