In his message to the University, President Levin stated, “To accelerate our movement toward budget balance, we are now asking units to achieve this additional 5% reduction in non-salary expenses during the current year.”
With this recent update from the University, the Medical Library must reduce its collections budget by an additional 5% during the current fiscal year (FY 2010). You will recall that the Medical Library reduced the collections budget by 10% for FY 2010 in July. This additional 5% reduction will result in further journal and database cancellations and decreases in book and other print materials purchases. We will continue to handle these cancellations and purchases judiciously, considering the following:
- preservation of access to highly used unique resources
- minimization of impact on research and teaching
- collaboration and cost-sharing with campus partners and consortia
- consideration of campus priorities
- elimination of duplication of print and electronic formats.
Faculty input continues to be critical to this process. As the Medical Library considers changes, we will inform you about specific cost-cutting strategies likely to affect your respective areas. Librarians will work with departments to ensure that information needs are met, making purchases where necessary and drawing upon many other resources and services, including document delivery and interlibrary loan. We will continue working, individually and through consortial agreements, to negotiate lower annual increases for online databases and journals purchased in bundled packages.
I’m sure you understand the importance and the challenge of our need to observe University budget guidelines while maintaining Yale’s extraordinary research collections. If you have any requests or concerns, please contact me or your library liaison.
Sincerely,
Daniel Dollar
Head, Collection Development and Management
Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
daniel.dollar@yale.edu
203/785-2883
