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.
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DOI
10.5860/crl.87.1.39
Recommended Citation
Stewart, C. & Jensen, J. (2026). The state of funding for curriculum materials centers and collections. College & Research Libraries 87(1): 39-55. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.87.1.39