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University Libraries Materials Budget: Spring 2018, Sue Polanka, Karen Wilhoit
University Libraries Materials Budget: Spring 2018, Sue Polanka, Karen Wilhoit
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The University Libraries’ mission is to provide exceptional research services and resources to facilitate faculty and student success. We strive to uphold this mission in all we do. Our budget remains a challenge however, and limits our ability to provide exceptional resources. The Libraries’ materials budget has been flat or reduced every year since 2009. During that time, journal prices have increased an average of 5% to 6% per year, and book prices have increased an average of 1% to 2% per year. Because our budget has not kept pace with inflation, we have been forced to cancel over 800 …