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Muddle Through or Start from Scratch:

Muddle Through or Start from Scratch: Can Economic Crisis Create Deep Change in Research Libraries?. The Fiesole Collection Development Retreat Series University Libraries of K. U. of Leuven  Leuven, Belgium April 8-10, 2010 Charles B. Lowry, Ph.D.

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Muddle Through or Start from Scratch:

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  1. Muddle Through or Start from Scratch: Can Economic Crisis Create Deep Change in Research Libraries? The Fiesole Collection Development Retreat SeriesUniversity Libraries of K. U. of Leuven  Leuven, BelgiumApril 8-10, 2010 Charles B. Lowry, Ph.D. Executive Director, Association of Research Libraries ARL www.arl.org

  2. Muddle Through or Start from Scratch?

  3. Comparison of Budget Impact FY 2008-2009 and FY 2009-2010. Total Responses = 109 *19 institutions responded to only one of the two surveys Muddle Through or Start from Scratch?

  4. Has your library budget income remained flat, had reductions or increases in FY 2009-10? Total Responses = 91 N=62 N=19 N=10 Flat 11% Reductions 68% Increases 21% North American Research Libraries in Fiscal Crisis

  5. If your BUDGET experienced a reduction or increase, enter the % net change. North American Research Libraries in Fiscal Crisis

  6. Has your library endowment income remained flat or had reductions/increases in FY 2009-10? Total Responses = 91 N=57 N=20 N=14 Flat 22% Reductions 63% Increases 15% Muddle Through or Start from Scratch?

  7. Reduction Impact on Budget Categories North American Research Libraries in Fiscal Crisis

  8. What is your expectation for future reductions this fiscal year? Total Responses = 90 Planning for further reductions. Have been told there may be more reductions but do not know the magnitude at this time. Do not expect further reductions at this time. 11% 51% 38% Muddle Through or Start from Scratch?

  9. Transformational Times/Global Context– Incremental or Fundamental Change? • Regional Consortia • Bi-Lateral Projects • ARL as a Convener Muddle Through or Start from Scratch?

  10. Eliminating/Reducing Investment in Routine to Undertake New Work • Technical Services • Collection Development • Public Services Muddle Through or Start from Scratch?

  11. Redefining Large-Scale Strategies for Delivering Information • Branch Libraries • Who’s collection is it anyway? • New Models of Service Delivery • Digitization of Legacy Collections Muddle Through or Start from Scratch?

  12. Multi-Institutional Collaboration • Google Books Settlement • Hathi Trust • 2CUL Project • New Models for Automation • Cooperative Collection Management Trust • ARL Muddle Through or Start from Scratch?

  13. Questions? Charles B. Lowry clowry@arl.org

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