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Preservation Perspectives: Exhibits In Libraries And Archives, Bill Stolz
Preservation Perspectives: Exhibits In Libraries And Archives, Bill Stolz
University Libraries' Staff Publications
Exhibits are wonderful tools for highlighting your collections and connecting with the community you serve. They also enable potential collaborations between donors, departments, authors, and community organizations. The exhibits themselves can be big or small, temporary or permanent—it is the content that matters.
Preservation Perspectives: The Disaster Plan, Bill Stolz
Preservation Perspectives: The Disaster Plan, Bill Stolz
University Libraries' Staff Publications
The winter and spring of 2018 certainly delivered a reminder to librarians and archivists about potential weather-related disasters in the workplace, and within our home collections. My last column focused on practical tips to prepare for and handle emergencies. Now we will focus on creating a disaster plan. If your institution does not have a plan in place, or if the plan has not been updated in three or more years, this is an excellent time to get to work.
University Libraries Materials Budget: Spring 2018, Sue Polanka, Karen Wilhoit
University Libraries Materials Budget: Spring 2018, Sue Polanka, Karen Wilhoit
University Libraries' Staff Publications
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 …