Lied library, can they sustain the momentum?

It's all well and good if a library does not have to worry about funds. I am not sure I am aware of any libraries like that. I imagine there are some that have fewer worries than others. The UNLV library, the subject in Jason Vaughn's article, "Lied Library@ four years: technology never stands still," may be one of the lucky ones.

UNLV's library sounds like a great place to do research. It is great to have state-of-the-art technology. The amount of time and planning involved in their first wave of hardware upgrades was daunting just to read about, I can only imgaine what those meetings were like. Vaughn's concern about maintaining the breadth of service is absolutely understandable. UNLV faces not only the high costs of purchasing hardware/software to continue all the wonderful access its users currently enjoy, but it must employ staff to keep these machines and programs running properly. In the face of economic woes and educational budget cuts most states have had to do, UNLV must certainly look for creative ways to keep their library as vibrant as it was when it first opened.