From: Kerry A Keck <keckker_at_is.rice.edu>
I will be searching the literature on the topic, but wanted to poll this
group for suggestions and any anecdotal experience available on the
following:
BACKGROUND: Rice University has provided cost-of-living increases to
Fondren Library's materials budgets for the last 5 years; our
administration is sweetening the pot this year (FY98) with a promise of 2%
(or greater) real increase for the base allocation.
THE ISSUE: We are being asked to develop plans for a standing committee
on serials review (with an eye to containing costs). We have had a
standing library advisory committee for some time but this group has not
been a source for input at this level of planning.
Do you have experience with such an advisory committee (either as a
separate entity or as your Library Committee)? I would welcome
suggestions and would really appreciate the opportunity to talk with
anyone who has (or has had) such a group.
Kerry Keck - Coordinator, Collection Development & Electronic Information
Fondren Library - MS44 Phone: 713-527-8101 ext.2926
Rice University Fax: 713-285-5258
6100 S. Main Email: keckker_at_rice.edu
Houston, TX 77005-1892 http://is.rice.edu/~keckker
Received on Fri Nov 15 1996 - 15:32:36 EST