One key area of dissatisfaction in a recent University-wide student survey was availability of core texts. No real surprise there, as this has been a familiar response from many surveys and course monitoring exercises in UK University libraries.Clearly, the issue has a number of dimensions including funding, student expectations, electronic developments, stock usage, short loan collections etc. I would be interested to know if others have taken any measures that have resulted in significant improvements. Thank you Steve Morgan BA MEd MBA FLA Deputy Head of Learning Resources Centre University of Glamorgan PONTYPRIDD CF37 1DL email: [log in to unmask] tel: 01443 482632