Project to Reduce the University Libraries' FY 2002/2003
Books and Journals Commitments
FAQ Page

Due to no increase in the university collection budget for the past two years, overall library materials inflation has outstripped the total materials budget. The 2001/2002 materials budget has been balanced using endowment income and unused portions of the library's budget. To balance the FY 2002/2003 materials budget, we will decrease the purchase of library books and journals by six percent. All library collection funds will be included in this process.

The library is not facing a budget cut. This project lowers our materials fund commitments so that we can cover future inflationary growth with our budget.

Cancellation Guidelines:

1. Six percent of each discipline's total budget must be canceled for FY 2002/2003. This can be any combination of book and/or serial funds (endowment and university).
   
   
2. Collection managers are asked to consult with their faculty during this process.
   
   
3. No electronic journal packages will be canceled since they are acquired under multi-year contracts. Check the "Electronic Packages" link under "Important Links" to see if individual journals can be cancelled.
   
   
4. We recommend that you don't rely on digital content provided by aggregators, such as Lexis-Nexis, as suitable replacement for paper-based content.

If you have questions, please contact your representative on the Collection Development Committee:

Sciences: Carol Brach
Humanities: Marina Smyth
Social Science: Scott Van Jacob


Important Dates to Remember:

May 1, 2002 - Submit all fund deductions to Gay.
May 15, 2002 - All serial deductions reviewed by the CDC.


Important links and materials:

1. Issues to be Considered when Canceling Journals in Paper Format if we Subscribe to a Digital Version.
2. Serials subscription lists:
        j:/nd.edu/user14/aleph/dropbox/serials
        a. serials-cancellation-delim.file
        b. serials-title-by-fund-delim.file

3. Print/electronic serial titles: Listing of our paper-based journals that have digital version available to us, either through publisher or packages or free with print.
       j:/nd.edu/user11/bindprep/Public/Online and Print titles

4. Electronic Packages
   
5. Use Statistics
   
6. Serials Cancellation/Cessation form
7. Gaining Independence: A Manual for Planning the Launch of a Nonprofit Electronic Publishing Venture

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