budget/resources allocations Birdie MacLennan 11 Nov 1992 17:49 UTC
4 messages, 64 lines: ------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 16:46:08 CST From: Naomi Fackler <FACKLER@TAMVM1.BITNET> Subject: Re: budget/resources allocations We have continuations as a separate budget item. We also had a separate budget for CD-ROMS which we have changed to Electronic Resources to accom- modate the new online journals. We can track subject areas across budget categories with expenditure class codes in our automated system (NOTIS). Naomi Fackler Medical Sciences Library Texas A&M University ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1992 09:07:00 +1000 From: Graham Black <BLACKG@TOPAZ.UCQ.EDU.AU> Subject: Re: budget/resources allocations If the title involves ongoing committment we include it in our serials budget. It the title has a finite life, eg., a series will be complete after x volumes in y years we include it in our monographs budget. Graham Black Associate Librarian - Technical Services University of Central Queensland Rockhampton, Queensland , Australia ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 14:42:26 HST From: Carol Schaafsma <CAROLS@UHUNIX.BITNET> Subject: Allocations for s.o.s and continuations At the University of Hawaii Library we include standing orders and continuations as part of the serials budget. We have done studies, from time to time, and have found that these quasi-serials account for 12-15% of the total serials budget. This percentage is going down now as budgets get tighter and collection development personnel are forced to be more selective. We handle CD-ROMs as serials if they are on-going, received serially and have annual fees. One-time purchases of CD-ROMs are treated as monographs. Carol Schaafsma Serials Department University of Hawaii Library ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 19:42:00 EDT From: Johanna Bowen <BOWEN@SNYCORVA.BITNET> Subject: budget/resources allocations At our library the CD-ROM subscriptions for indexing titles are funded in the Serials budget. Many under/unused periodicaI and serial titles were cancelled in the past few years, yet we have attempted to expand the CD-ROM access tools. It is assumed, as we cannot prove it, that the incredibly powerful searching capacity of these access tools has intensified and increased the use of the core titles which we have retained. Students will search extensively for references to titles which we own. ILL has gone up a bit, but we are a net lender so it doesn't have much impact. The monograph budget is allocated to funds by a complex formula but the serials budget is less controllable. Johanna Bowen SUNY College at Cortland bowen@snycorva