Why can’t the Libraries get all the resources that researchers need?
Answer
No university library owns them all. Currently R1 libraries, including the University of Houston, are facing constrained budget scenarios. For example, Penn State, Purdue, and University of Iowa are taking action in response to rising costs.
Some publishers do not make materials available for purchase by libraries at all. For example, not all ebooks or streaming media are available through library vendors. When they are available, vendors may limit licenses to one user at a time.