The Emory Wheel reports that Emory University Libraries has laid off “27 full- and part-time staff and librarians Wednesday” in an effort to bridge a $1 million+ budget shortfall.

A bit more…

“These reductions are based on elimination of work where job requirements have diminished or been consolidated, technology is being implemented, or cost effective alternatives have been identified,” Vice Provost and Director of the Emory Libraries Rick Luce wrote in an e-mail to the Wheel.

The library’s budget has been reduced by 4 percent, from $26.17 million to $25.13 million, as the library continues to reduce costs by enforcing collection acquisition cuts and by curtailing new hiring.

The library currently employs a total of 149 regular and staff librarians, 15 of which are regular part-time and 134 of which are full-time positions. The library also provides part-time jobs for 173 student assistants.