Subject: PhD program support
From: Joy Mark <joy.listservs_at_gmail.com>
I just came back from a meeting with our institution's post-grad
faculty, to share about JSTOR and get their thoughts on using some of
the monies from the new endowments for two new PhD programs to begin
subscription. Their response so floored me that it has jarred me out
of my usual listserv lurker habit to bring the question here. To sum
up: they want to support the entire program through ILL (using it to
supplement our normal acquisition procedures that support our grad
degrees; needless to say, they didn't want JSTOR). Inwardly cursing
myself for not being particularly quick on my feet, all I could think
to stammer was that we would most certainly have to hire more staff to
support that (salaries coming out of the endowment money of course!).
What would you say to faculty with such expectations?
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Joy Mark
Collection Development & Instructional Services
Faculty Information Commons
Asbury Seminary
204 N. Lexington Ave.
Wilmore, KY 40390
joy_mark_at_asburyseminary.edu
859-858-2300
Received on Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:40:22 EDT