CDC A&I Review Task Force
CDC A&I Review Task Force
Charge:
This task force is charged with conducting a broad review of the A&I services licensed by the University Library with the intent of highlighting those resources that are unique and necessary as well as identifying those that provide significant levels of redundancy. This group will develop evaluation criteria, review the content, make recommendations about the types of A&I services to be managed centrally versus by individual funds, and to make recommendations about what resources to cancel.
Recommendations of the task force will be acted upon by the Office of Collections after seeking input from CDC.
Rationale:
The University Library must turn a critical eye toward the types of resources it is supporting, and it must do this in a systematic manner. I believe that this is necessary for three reasons:
- First, our collections allocation is over-extended in some areas and underfunded in others. Some centrally supported resources actually sit on reserve and subject endowments. An example of this is Scopus. In this case, one of the most heavily used access points that we provide our patrons is not sitting on a solid funding base.
- Second, we face a weakness in terms of being able to identify recurring resources that can be allocated to support new types of purchases on an ongoing basis. As the acquisitions market changes in many areas, we find ourselves moving from item-by-item purchases to larger subject-based acquisitions. In several cases, we have faced significant challenges bridging the gap as these acquisitions models change. Similarly, as some resources move from being print-based to being electronic, the purchasing model changes. Creating pools of bridging money is critical to helping the Library make these transitions.
- Finally, we have no idea what is coming down the pike next year from a fiscal standpoint. We have heard, and continue to hear, that we are not in an additive environment. Given the reality of that situation, it is my belief that we should start looking at expenses such as this with the intent of verifying the value of these resources and, potentially, helping ourselves in whatever way we can.
Membership
Jenny Emanuel*
Cindy Ingold*
Bill Mischo*
Wendy Shelburne*
Mary Stuart*
Tom Teper*
Katie Newman* (Greg Youngen substitute as necessary)*
*Confirmed
