3 Association of Research Libraries Research Library Issues 292 — 2017 Failure or Perseverance? A Case Study of a Legislative Initiative by the Utah Academic Library Consortium, Peter L. Kraus, The University of Utah and the Utah Academic Library Consortium 37 Introduction 2016 and 2017 Conclusion This Is a Story about a Collections Budget, Hannah Sommers, The George Washington University 42 Part I Part II Part III Part IV