[Original posting appears below; the response follows it.]
From:Hazel Cameron <Hazel.Cameron_at_wwu.edu>
Our academic library has a limited budget to purchase materials and it is
rapidly shrinking each year in light of inflation. Yet we are faced with a
rapid growth in new programs, courses and faculty. We would like to know
the following:
A) What methods have academic libraries used to fund new programs, courses
or faculty? For example, do you obtain one time seed money from grant
overhead; initial start up funds from departments or university
administration; or other special library allocations for these purposes and
if so how are these allocated? Do new professors receive collection
development funds from departments or the administration when they are
hired? Can or do new professors negotiate for library funds in their
contracts? Do libraries receive part of university endowments that are
allocated specifically to this purpose? Is the funding one time or
ongoing? Are there joint purchases between the library and departments, or
library and university? We are looking for any other suggestions and
whether any of those mentioned have operated in your environment. Which of
them have been successful?
B) What policies are in effect to ensure that the library receives one
time or continuing funding for new courses, new programs and new
faculty? Are there any policies for library funding through curriculum
committees? Has a Faculty Senate, Library Committee or other
administrative body written such policies? How are these policies enforced
and what do these policies state?
C) If your library does get outside funding for new faculty, programs and
policies, how are allocations determined? Are the allocations tied to
initial or ongoing registration in a new course or some other formula? Is
the amount of funding decided by the library, the department, the
university or a committee made up of various players?
Hazel Cameron
Librarian, College of Business and Economics
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
98225
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From: Mark Stengel <mstengel_at_csusm.edu>
At California State University San Marcos, a young and growing campus,
we have developed processes which involve the library in curriculum
planning. In addition to having librarians on campus curriculum,
program review, and budget committees, we have university forms which
require library participation and approval.
The New Program Template includes questions about existing library
resources (3c) and additional library resources needed (4d), and a table
which includes both start-up and ongoing funding needed for library
resources (collections, primarily, but may also include staff.) We work
with program faculty to identify collection needs and costs.
The New Program Proposal form requires the signature of the library
dean, who consults with subject librarians before signing.
http://www.csusm.edu/academic_programs/Curriculum_Forms/New_Forms/New_Pr
ogram_Template.doc
http://www.csusm.edu/academic_programs/Curriculum_Forms/New_Forms/P%20Fo
rm%20tab%20through.doc
We have also been fortunate to have two provosts who realize that new
programs have costs, and have found ways to pay for what we say we need.
We have received both start-up collection funds (for books, reference
works, and occasionally journal backfiles) and ongoing funds to support
subscriptions and purchases. On two occasions we received outside money
for one-time startup costs, but most of the funding for new programs is
internal.
We are working with college deans to develop funding for new faculty
library needs, but that has not come to fruition yet.
Mark
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Mark Stengel
Associate Dean, Library
California State University
San Marcos, CA 92096
(760) 750-4372
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Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 8:16 AM
To: Colldv-l
Subject: CDL: Funding acquisitions for new programs
Question re: Funding acquisitions for new programs, courses or faculty
From:Hazel Cameron <Hazel.Cameron_at_wwu.edu>
Our academic library has a limited budget to purchase materials and it
is rapidly shrinking each year in light of inflation. Yet we are
faced with a rapid growth in new programs, courses and faculty. We
would like to know the following:
A) What methods have academic libraries used to fund new programs,
courses or faculty? For example, do you obtain one time seed money
from grant overhead; initial start up funds from departments or
university administration; or other special library allocations for
these purposes and if so how are these allocated? Do new professors
receive collection development funds from departments or the
administration when they are hired? Can or do new professors negotiate
for library funds in their contracts? Do libraries receive part of
university endowments that are allocated specifically to this purpose?
Is the funding one time or ongoing? Are there joint purchases between
the library and departments, or library and university? We are
looking for any other suggestions and whether any of those mentioned
have operated in your environment. Which of them have been successful?
B) What policies are in effect to ensure that the library receives
one time or continuing funding for new courses, new programs and new
faculty? Are there any policies for library funding through
curriculum committees? Has a Faculty Senate, Library Committee or
other administrative body written such policies? How are these
policies enforced and what do these policies state?
C) If your library does get outside funding for new faculty, programs
and policies, how are allocations determined? Are the allocations tied
to initial or ongoing registration in a new course or some other
formula? Is the amount of funding decided by the library, the
department, the university or a committee made up of various players?
Hazel Cameron
Librarian, College of Business and Economics
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
98225
Received on Wed Apr 11 2007 - 01:01:10 EDT