coe-fac: Collections Reduction Review, 2016-2017

[Katy Lenn]

Dear College of Education community,

Due the lack of increases to cover expected inflationary costs and the UO's current budget-realignment process, the UO Libraries will undergo a process to cut the collections budget.  A memo from Dean Lim describing the circumstances appears below and is attached.

Target cuts and details regarding the process will be coming shortly.  I will be communicating with you regarding the particulars of the collections review as soon as I have more information and will be working closely with the COE Library Committee to involve all of you in the process.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Katy


MEMORANDUM

Date:   April 6, 2016
To:   All UO Colleges, Schools, and Departments
From:  Adriene Lim, Dean of Libraries
Subject:  Collections Reduction Review, 2016-2017

The UO Libraries must prepare for cuts to our collections budget of approximately $565,000 in FY 2016/2017. This figure represents an actual cut of $115,000 in our collections budget due to the UO's current budget-realignment process, and a reduction of $450,000 due to the lack of increases to cover expected inflationary costs.

With this note, we are initiating a collaborative review process with colleagues across the University's colleges, schools, and departments to identify journals, databases, and other resources for cancellation in FY 2016/2017. Subject liaison librarians will work with UO faculty to share details about the collections review, including the timeline for the process, information about the Libraries' commitment to provide interlibrary loan services for cancelled titles, and other methods we will use to minimize the negative impact of the cancellations. More details about the process will be posted on the Libraries' website in the coming days.

The loss of collections funding is challenging, but we must join with our campus colleagues in collective efforts to help the University realign its resources to support new strategic priorities. Thank you in advance for your advice and support as we work through this collections review and cancellation process.


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