Lisa German

RLLF in the Rear-View Mirror: A Report on the Impact and Value of the ARL Academic Library Leadership Fellows Program

ABSTRACT Four participants in the Association for Research Libraries (ARL) Research Library Leadership Fellows program surveyed the 2004–2006 and 2007–2008 cohorts and the sponsoring library directors to ascertain the impact and the value of the program. The results of the survey show evidence that the program has had a significant impact on and has been of value to the program participants and the sponsoring ARL directors.

Finding the right balance: campus involvement in the collections allocation process

AbstractMany libraries have sought the best approach to allocating the collections budget. “History plus increment” is the standard for many libraries in the allocation of any new dollars to collections budgets. Other libraries have identified factors that help make the process of disbursing new money more objective including counts of faculty and students, literature size and costs, and program changes on campus.The Library of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is striving toward a more open and understandable allocation process that uses an allocation formula, professional judgment of its librarians, and input from campus faculty and administration. Through this process, we work to achieve balance between formula and professional judgment, between decisions made outside the Library and within the Library, between competing disciplines and old and emerging fields for budget dollars.

Creating a New Collections Allocation Model for These Changing Times: Challenges, Opportunities, and Data

This presentation focuses on the development of a formula for potential use in allocating the collections budget for Penn State and the questions that arose during the process. The Associate Dean for Collections, Information, and Access Services charged a Collections Allocations Team to examine the development and use of a collections allocation formula. The team used a variety of methods to guide the development of the formula including a literature review, a survey of ARL Chief Collection Development Officers, and discussions with fellow selectors within the University Libraries. In addition, the Team developed other recommendations related to the allocation of the collections budget, especially focusing on the process of collection development, duplication of materials across the University Libraries, and the rewriting of collection development policies.

From My Library to Our Library: Changing a Culture in Tough Times

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