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LIS faculty growth 
In 1980 the number of full­time library and information science faculty in the 
United States was 722 with a gender ratio of about 60 percent male to 40 percent 
female. By 2002, that number had increased to 758 with a ratio of 49.2 percent 
male to 50.8 percent female. 
A. Dillon and A. Norris, “Crying wolf: An examination and reconsideration of the perception of crisis in LIS education,” 
Journal of Education in Library and Information Science 46, no. 4 (2005): 280–298. www.ischool.utexas.edu/~adillon/ 
Journals/JELIS.pdf. February 13, 2006 

Internet Live Music Archive 
The Internet Live Music Archive is an online public library of live recordings 
available for royalty­free, no­cost public downloads. The Internet Archive has 
teamed up with etree.org to preserve and archive as many live concerts as 
possible for current and future generations to enjoy. As of March 1, more than 
30,500 shows and 1,800 artists were represented. 
www.archive.org/audio/etree.php. March 1, 2006 

MEDLINE citation counts by year of publication 
The percentage of publications originating in the United States cited by MEDLINE 
has steadily risen over the years. From a low of 18 percent in 1964, the number 
of U.S. publications cited in MEDLINE now represents almost one half. In 2004, 
out of 576,700 citations, 46 percent were published in the United States. The 
preliminary count for 2005 is 48 percent. 
United States National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, “MEDLINE Citation Counts by Year of Publica­
tion.” www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/medline_cit_counts_yr_pub.html. February 16, 2006 

State budgets 
For most states, it is difficult to see a future for higher education that recre­
ates the prosperity of the late 1990s, according to a new report. Colleges and 
universities—and the students who enroll in them—are more likely to face 

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Gary Pattillo is reference librarian at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, e-mail: pattillo@refstaff. 

continued financial strain. All 50 states show potential revenue defi cits, rang­
ing from 0.5 percent in New Hampshire to 12.9 percent in Wyoming. If there 
were no cuts in federal grants to states, the average budget deficit falls from 5.7 
percent to 2.7 percent. The report concludes that all 50 states will face budget 
deficits by 2013. 
Dennis Jones, “State shortfalls projected to continue despite economic gains,” Policy Alert, February 2006, National 
Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. www.highereducation.org/reports/pa_shortfalls/State_Shortfalls.pdf. 
February 17, 2006 

High school dropouts 
Researchers commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation found 
that while the vast majority of high school dropouts had passing grades, they 
dropped out primarily because of boredom. 69 percent of dropouts say they 
weren’t motivated, and 47 percent say classes weren’t interesting. About one 
million students leave school each year. Most leave when they turn 16 years 
old, the age at which most states allow students to drop out. Four states require 
students to stay in school until age 18. Only New Mexico has a law requiring 
teenagers to remain in high school until they graduate. 
Elaine Korry, “Many High School Dropouts Are Better Students than Believed,” Morning Edition, National Public Radio, 
March 2, 2006. www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5241173. March 2, 2006 

http:lib.unc.edu
www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/medline_cit_counts_yr_pub.html
www.archive.org/audio/etree.php
http:etree.org
www.ischool.utexas.edu/~adillon