University Libraries RC Budget FY 2017

University Libraries RC Budget FY2017

Library RC Purpose Composition Provide Information resources & information literacy instructional services Composition Carlson & Suhr Libraries Virtual library services Faculty = 7; Staff = 9.6; Management =2 Reduction of 6.4 positions, 25% since 2010 1.7 million items; 447,333 physical volumes; 178,379 e-books, 39,293 journal titles

Library RC - Financial Outlook E&G General Original Budget FY 2015-16 Budget Request FY 2016-17 FY 2017-18 Revenue 6,000 Personnel Expense 2,217,032 2,160,412 2,182,808 Non-Personnel Expense 558,228 555,707 576,568 Net Budget Request 2,775,260 2,710,119 2,753,376 Increases/(Decreases) to FY16 Original Budget (6,000) (56,620) (34,224) (2,521) 18,340 Total Change to FY16 Original Budget (65,141) (21,884)

Library RC – Budget Realignment 1 faculty retirement without replacement Reduction of 6.4 positons or 25 % since 2010 Sharing 15% of staff position with Office of the Provost 5% average increase in journal / database costs per title Electronic access is sometimes more costly than print copy access Negotiate lower cost increases for many titles acquired directly Dropped journals and reference information sources 5 databases; 79 journals; 7 reference information sources New content for some titles is embargoed for 3-36 months Convert select print journals to electronic format Reduce purchases of books, e-books & media Information resources budget is 56% less than 8 years ago!

Library RC – Highest Priority Activities Maintain core collection of information resources To support student learning outcomes Scholarly journals, databases, e-books, books, media Information literacy instruction Group / class instruction One-to-one reference services Learning environment Maintain welcoming learning environments suitable for varied needs & preferences