This page collects information regarding PASCAL’s response to funding cuts between January 2007 and June 2010. For more recent information, please go here. 

In FY 2008-9, the legislature reduced funding for PASCAL's programs by 90% (more than $1.8 million). Universal access to many high value information resources that we provided to all of South Carolina's students and faculty was lost.

PASCAL libraries and their parent institutions have struggled to maintain an important core level of service, but even these reduced services are in danger of being lost. Learn more about PASCAL on life support here.

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.

• What you can do

     Tell us - How has PASCAL helped you?
     Read what others at your institution are saying...
     Other things you can do to help

• News About the Budget

     PASCAL Cuts Over 800 Science Technology & Medicine Titles, January 7, 2009
     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

• Student Government Resolutions

     Florence Darlington Tech. College: Student Government Asso. Resolution – Feb. 5, 2009 [pdf]
     USC Aiken Student Government Association - February 2009 [pdf]
     Wofford College: Campus Union Resolution - December 4, 2008   [pdf]
     Francis Marion University: Student Senate - December 4, 2008 [pdf]
     Lander University: Student Senate - December 3, 2008  [pdf]
     Orangeburg-Calhoun Tech. College: Student Activities Council Resolution - December 3, 2008   [pdf]
     Erskine College: Student Government Resolution - December 1, 2008  [pdf]
     College of Charleston: Student Association Letter to Governor - November 17, 2008 [doc]
     Presbyterian College: Student Government Association Resolution – November 9, 2008 [pdf]
     College of Charleston: Student Government Association Resolution - Novermber 04, 2008 [doc]
     Furman University: Student Government Resolution - November 04, 2008  [pdf]
     Winthrop University: Council of Student Leaders Resolution - October 14, 2008  [pdf]
     Bob Jones University: Student Senate - October, 2008 [pdf]
     Clemson University: Student Government Resolution - September 8, 2008  [doc]
  

• Faculty Senate Resolutions

     University of South Carolina  Aiken Faculty Assemply Resolution, March 27, 2009 [pdf]
     Florence-Darlington Technical College Faculty Senate Resolution - March 13, 2009 [pdf]
     Midlands Technical College: Faculty Council Resolution - March 6, 2009 [pdf]
     Charleston Southern University: Faculty Senate Resolution - February 24, 2009 [pdf]
     Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College Faculty Council Resolution, February 12, 2009 [pdf]
     Erskine College: Faculty Senate Resolution – February 5, 2009 [pdf]
     Winthrop University: Faculty Senate Resolution – February 3, 2009 [pdf]
     Furman University: Faculty Senate Resolution – February 2, 2009 [pdf]
     Newberry College: Faculty Council Resolution - Feburary 2009 [pdf]
     Piedmont Technical College: Faculty Senate Resolution - January 22, 2009 [pdf]
     College of Charleston: Faculty Senate Resolution - January 9, 2009 [pdf]
     Coker College: Faculty Senate Resolution - January 08, 2009 [pdf]
     Tri-County Technical College: Faculty Senate Resolution - January, 2009 [pdf]
     Lander University: Faculty Senate Resolution - January 2009  [pdf]
     Coastal Carolina Technical College: Faculty Senate Resolution - Spring, 2008 [pdf]

• Letters, Documents, etc.

     SC Council of Faculty Senate Presidents Legislative letter - March 25, 2009 [pdf]
     PASCAL Letter to the Presidents - January 2009 [pdf]
     PASCAL and Statewide Higher Education, September 22, 2008 [pdf]
     PASCAL Report to Institutional Presidents - August 05, 2008  [pdf]
     CHE Memorandum to College and University Presidents - May 14, 2008  [pdf]
     Membership Survey, May 2008 [pdf]
     Letter to South Carolina State Senate - April 14  [pdf]
     Information about PASCAL
  

• College & University Newspapers

     USC Aiken: Pacer Times - April 7, 2009 [pdf]
     College of Charleston: Friends of the Library Newsletter - Spring 2009 [pdf]
     Furman University: The Paladin - February, 2009 [pdf]
     Furman University: The Paladin - December 5, 2008 [pdf]
     Winthrop: News Bulletin for Winthrop - Jan. 29, 2008 [pdf]
     Clemson: Tiger News - January 23, 2009 [pdf]
     College of Charleston: George Street Observer - January 15, 2009 [pdf]
     Lander University: The Forum Online - October 08, 2008
     Winthrop University: Winthrop Press Release highlights PASCAL Cuts - June 6, 2008

• Articles and Press Releases

     The Greenville News - PASCAL too important to lose - Febrary 18, 2009
     Rock Hill Herald - Feburary 24, 2009
     State’s college students rally . . . - February 10, 2009
     The Herald Online, Rock Hill - January 30, 2009
     American Libraries Direct – American Library Assoc. e-newsletter – January 14, 2009
     Campus Technology - January 08, 2009
     Free Times (Columbia) - January 07, 2009
     Library Journal - January 6, 2009
     Your Day (podcast), broadcast aired September 15,2008
     Library Journal - July 10, 2008
     Rock Hill Herald - June 29, 2008
     Free Times (Columbia) - June 18, 2008
     Statehouse Report - June 13, 2008
     Article from the Rock Hill Herald - June 9, 2008

  Current information available at PASCAL Funding -- Updates & Information page .