Maintaining collections with a flat budget

Maintaining collections with a flat budget

This paper focuses on the various processes, methods and tough decisions made by the University of Kansas Libraries to provide library materials while maintaining a flat collections budget for over eight years. During this period, those responsible for the Libraries’ collections have implemented qui...

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Main Authors: Sara E Morris, Lea Currie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2017-03-01
Series:Insights: The UKSG Journal
Online Access:http://insights.uksg.org/articles/334
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spelling doaj-0f3a24d8bd974108a241cac7901444c32020-11-24T21:07:55ZengUbiquity PressInsights: The UKSG Journal 2048-77542017-03-01301475210.1629/uksg.334321Maintaining collections with a flat budgetSara E Morris0Lea Currie1University of Kansas, USAUniversity of Kansas, USAThis paper focuses on the various processes, methods and tough decisions made by the University of Kansas Libraries to provide library materials while maintaining a flat collections budget for over eight years. During this period, those responsible for the Libraries’ collections have implemented quick stop- gap measures, picked all the ‘low-hanging fruit’, and eventually canceled a large journal package. This case study will help other librarians facing the reality of maintaining collections at a time when budgets, changing formats and publication practices are all obstacles to providing patrons with what they need.http://insights.uksg.org/articles/334
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description This paper focuses on the various processes, methods and tough decisions made by the University of Kansas Libraries to provide library materials while maintaining a flat collections budget for over eight years. During this period, those responsible for the Libraries’ collections have implemented quick stop- gap measures, picked all the ‘low-hanging fruit’, and eventually canceled a large journal package. This case study will help other librarians facing the reality of maintaining collections at a time when budgets, changing formats and publication practices are all obstacles to providing patrons with what they need.
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