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This year (FY 2008-9), the legislature reduced funding for PASCAL's programs by 90% (more than $1.8 million). Many high value information resources that we have provided to all of South Carolina's students and faculty are being lost:
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Databases and Electronic Journal subcriptions are being cancelled - More...
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Rapid Delivery Services are being reduced -
Effective Monday, August 18, PASCAL Delivers service will be reduced from 5-days to 3-days per week.
This 40% reduction in service was made necessary due to the 90% reduction in state funding for PASCAL programs. At the present time, we will be able to maintain this scaled-back delivery schedule through June 30, 2009.
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In July 2009, we will need to make far deeper cuts if funding is not restored.
Loss of universal access to the knowledge we provide South Carolina's students is having a devastating impact on the state in many ways, but it also adversely affects individual students and teachers in the classrooms of our colleges and universities. More...
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What you can do
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News About the Budget
PASCAL Delivers Service Reduction, August 12, 2008
PASCAL Electronic Resource Cuts - LexisNexis and AccessScience, July 09, 2008
PASCAL Situation Update, June 23, 2008
PASCAL Funding Update, May 30, 2008
PASCAL Situation Update, May 16, 2008
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Our Students & Faculty
Campus Union of Wofford College - Resolution, December 4, 2008 [pdf]
Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech. College Student Activities Council Resolution, December 3, 2008 [pdf]
Erskine Student Government Resolution, December 1, 2008 [pdf]
Furman Student Government Resolution, November 04, 2008 [pdf]
Winthrop Council of Student Leaders Resolution, October 14, 2008 [pdf]
The Forum Online (Lander University) - October 08, 2008
Clemson Student Government Resolution, September 8, 2008 [doc]
Winthrop Press Release highlights PASCAL Cuts - June 6, 2008
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