Fund allocations for information resources in China's key universities

Libraries in China's key universities will be the bases for collecting and managing information resources that serve their own user communities and wi ll be an integral part of information resources for the China Academic Libr ary and Information System as well. Allocating adequate materials funds fro m the university operational budget is essential if these libraries are to adequately support their learning and research communities. This article ex amines the current situation these libraries are facing and makes proposals for changes.