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RUL COLLECTION BUDGET ISSUES. Prepared for NBFC Meeting 4/15/05 By Robert G. Sewell Associate University Librarian for Collection Development and Management. Rutgers Collection Budget in Perspective. High cost of library material
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RUL COLLECTION BUDGET ISSUES Prepared for NBFC Meeting 4/15/05 By Robert G. Sewell Associate University Librarian for Collection Development and Management
Rutgers Collection Budget in Perspective • High cost of library material • Problems of State Fund Allocations: Not enough and uncertain • Losing ground to comparable State AAU University Libraries
ALL ACADEMIC RESEARCH LIBRARIES MUST COPE WITH HIGH ANNUAL PRICE INCREASES FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS Association for Research Libraries Statistics
STATE FUND ALLOCATIONS FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS • BASE BUDGET DOES NOT GROW WHILE PRICES INCREASE AND NEW PROGRAMS AND ACADEMIC EMPHASES PROLIFERATE • ONE-TIME FUNDING VARIES YEAR TO YEAR AND OFTEN COMES LATE IN THE FISCAL YEAR
Comparisons with other State AAU Universities with Large Enrollments All comparison universities represent main campus only in State System Rutgers statistics represent three campuses: N.B/Piscataway, Newark, Camden Most electronic resources at some of the comparison universities are paid by state consortia and are not reflected in ARL stats. (Ohio State, U.C.L.A., Berkeley) Rutgers’ electronic resources often more expensive because of some pricing models based on FTEs and three campuses
Improvement in Students Educational Experience is a Key Goal at Rutgers How well do the Libraries support students in comparison with other large AAU university libraries?
Historical Perspective: 1990 and 2003 ARL Ranking Rutgers Total Materials Expenditures: 1990: 9th Behind only UCLA, Michigan, Berkeley among comparison universities 2003: 32nd Total Library Expenditures: 1990: 9th Behind only UCLA, Michigan, Berkeley among comparison universities 2003: 20th