M A T E R I A L S L I N K E D F R O M T H E 2011‐2012 L I B R A R Y C O M M I T T E E A N N U A L R E P O R T . S UPPORTING A TOP 10 L AND G RANT U NIVERSITY L IBRARY O R E G O N S T A T E U N I V E R S I T Y L I B R A R I E S (OSUL) Achievingstudentacademicsuccessandteachingandresearchexcellencerequiressignificantandtargeted
investmentsintheUniversity’sinfrastructureincludingincreasedsupportfortheOSULibraries’collections.With
aspirationstorankamongthetoptenlandgrantinstitutions,OSUL’sbudgetisnotcurrentlyadequatetomeet
campusneedsortoprovideflexibility,especiallywiththedemandsagrowingstudentbodyandforadditional
contentsupportingnewfacultyandprograms.
Currentlycollectionsfundingisbuiltonstatefundingalongwithseveralvariablesources(FY11‐FY12).
:
(E&G)+(TRF)+(LibraryFines)+(GiftFunds)=YearlyBudget
($3,200,000)+($550,000to$750,000)+($100,000)+($48,000to$200,000)=$3,898,000to$4,250,000
Thisbudgetstructure,togetherwithannualinflation,createssignificantchallenges:
1)Duetoincreasesrangingfrom5‐7%,OSULcutssubscriptionstostaywithinbudget.1ThispreventsOSUL
fromaddingnewsubscriptions.OSUL’sinabilitytoaddnewsubscriptionshampersstudentandfaculty
accesstocontent.FacultyandresearchershiredtoworkindisciplinesnewlysupportedbytheUniversity
areadverselyaffected.
2)VariablefundingimpedesOSUL’sabilitytoswiftlyaccommodatechangesinstudentandfacultyresearch
needs.One‐fourthofOSUL’sbudgetrestsonchangeablefundingsources.TechnologyResourceFees
provide17‐23%oftheOSULcollectionsbudgetandanadditional3%ofthebudgetiscontributedfrom
libraryfinesandreplacementcosts.
OSULcontrolscostsbyusingseveralstrategies.Theseincluderightsizingtheprintcollection,aligningpurchases
withdemand,reducingscholarlypublishingcosts,outsourcinglower‐valueworkandrelyingoninterlibraryloan
servicesinlieuofpayingforsubscription(s).However,eventhedeploymentofthesestrategiesdoesnotprovide
adequateflexibilitytoaddressnewandemergingcurricularandresearchneeds.
OSU students and faculty use the content provided by OSUL. In 2010 OSUL reported 2,744,571 uses across all books,
journals and databases. That year’s budget of $3,700,000 resulted in a $1.35 cost per use. The University of Oregon’s cost
per use of $2.24 in 2012 offers a rough comparison as the two institutions may have different use calculations.
While OSUL has met these funding challenges, the existing funding model is inadequate to provide needed resources to
ensure student and faculty success. To remedy this, the OSUL Faculty Senate Library Committee (FSLC) recommends
increasing support over the next three years to a level at which OSUL is at least as well-funded as OSU’s peers. The
FSLC recommends raising the collections budget to $6,500,000by 2015 to match the medianlibrarycollection
expendituresperstudentFTEofourpeers.
Target:IncreasesupportofOSULibrariesCollectionsBudgetto$6,500,000by2015.
1Bosch,S.,Henderson,K.,&Klusendorf,H.(2011).PeriodicalsPriceSurvey2011:UnderPressure,TimesareChanging.
LibraryJournal.Retrievedfrom:http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/ljinprintcurrentissue/890009‐
403/periodicals_price_survey_2011_.html.csp.
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P EER C OMPARATORS ComparedtoOUSdesignatedpeers,OSULcollectionsreceivetheleastamountofsupportandhavethelowest
expendituresperFTEstudent.
LibraryCollectionExpenditures&CollectionExpendituresperStudentFTE2010*
forOUS‐DesignatedPeers+PSU+UO
$14,000,000
$12,000,000
$261
$324
$308
$350
$303
$300
$276
$245
$239
$10,000,000
$192
$169
$8,000,000
$250
$200
$6,000,000
$150
$4,000,000
$100
$2,000,000
$50
$0
$0
Colorado Michigan North Oregon
State
State Carolina State
State
Purdue
Arizona UC‐Davis Portland Oregon
State
Expenditures:CurrentJournalSubscriptions
Expenditures:Books,JournalBackfiles,OtherMaterials
CollectionExpendituresPerFTEStudent
*DatafromNationalCenterforEducationStatistics.
T H E I M P A C T O F C A M P U S G R O W T H O N OSU L I B R A R I E S C O L L E C T I O N S B U D G E T WiththeOSUstudentFTEgrowingatover7percentsince2009,OSULfacesadditionalchallengesinsustaining
currentcollectionsandnegotiatingreasonablepricesonnewresources.
NearlyhalfofOSUL’sexpendituresonthemostexpensivedatabasesaretiedtothesizeofOSU.Information
productvendorsfrequentlydeterminepricingbasedonstudentFTE,numberofstudentsorfacultyina
department,overalldemandonoruseoftheresource,andevenresearchoutput.ThismeansthatOSUL’sprices
increaseasthestudentbodycontinuestogrowandmorefacultyarehiredtosupportthem.
NewdegreeprogramsalsodriveOSUL’scosts.From2009‐2011thelibrarywouldhaveneededapproximately
$65,000innewmoneytoadequatelysupporttheproposednewprogramsintheirfirstyear;$40,000ofthis
totalwouldbecomeongoingcosts.
IMPACTOFASIGNIFICANTLYIMPROVEDBUDGET
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Thelibrarymaintainsawishlistofstudentandfacultyrequests,whichareprimarilyonlineresources(journals,
books,primarysources).Theapproximateannualcostassociatedwiththe~100itemsonthelistisover$700,000.
Asignificantlyimprovedbudgetwillallowthelibrarytoprovidestudentsandfacultywithresourcestheyhave
toldustheyneedtoexcel,butwhichwecannotaffordtoaddtothecollection.Accesstointernationalresearch
coveringOSU’ssignatureareasincreasesfacultyproductivityandsupportsstudentlearning.Examplesof
resourcescurrentlyrequestedbystudentsandfacultyinclude:
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Subscriptionstojournals:NatureNanotechnology,NaturePhotonics,NaturePhysics,International
FinancialStatistic,JournaloftheMechanicalBehaviorofBiomaterialsandTissues,andJournalof
MagnetismandMagneticMaterials.
Onlineprimarysources,andreferencematerialswhichsupportthehumanitiesand
undergraduateeducation:ProquestHistoricalNewspapers,ProquestEarlyEnglishBooksOnline,the
completeU.S.CongressionalSerialsSet,PAIS,andonlineencyclopedias.
GivingthecampusanopportunitytotryinnovativenewtoolssuchasFacultyof1000(bioscience
researchreviews)andSimplyMap(demographics,marketing),andbusinessresearchdatasets.
SupportOpenAccess(OA)initiativesbypayingauthorfeestopublishinOAjournalsandprovide
immediateaccesstoOSUresearchpublications.
A N A PPROACH TO I NCREASE S UPPORT TiethecollectionsbudgettostudentFTEasameasureofcampusgrowthandapplytargetedincreasesoverthree
years.
Year12013
AdjustthecurrentbasebudgettorelyonstablefundingbypermanentlyaddingtoE&GtheaverageofTRFfunds
receivedrecently:$3,200,000+$600,000=$3,800,000.Next,determinetheincreaseneededtobringOSUtothe
medianofourpeer’slibrarycollectionexpendituresperstudentFTEasof2010andaddthis.
$192x21,934=4,211,328
2010/11increase$1,491,512
$260x21,934=$5,702,840
Addtosetthe2013budget.
Adjustedbase:$3,800,000+Increase $1,491,512 = $5,291,512
Year2(2014)
AccountforOSU’sincreaseinstudentpopulationsince2010andaddthatlibrarycollectionexpendituresper
studentFTE.ThedifferenceinOSU’sstudentFTEbetween2011and2010is:22,978–21,934=1,044.Library
collectionexpendituresperstudentFTEis1,044x$260/FTE=$271,440.Addtosetthe2014 budget.
$271,440+$5,291,512=$5,562,952
Year3(2015)
In2015andgoingforward,annuallyadjustthenewbaseaccordingtostudentgrowthandmaterialsinflation
whichtypicallyrange1.8%‐2%and6‐8%respectivelyalongwiththelibrarycollectionexpendituresperstudent
FTEof$260.FindOSU’stotalstudentFTEandmultiplybythelibrarycollectionexpendituresperstudentFTEof
$260(adjust$260asitchanges).Thenadd6‐8%forserialsinflationbasedonthepreviousyear’sinflation.
Forexample:
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Studentgrowthof2%ofOSU’s2011studentFTE22,978is459.TotalstudentFTEwouldbe23,437
Multipliedby$260=$6,093,776
Serialinflationof8%ofthebase$5,562,952is$445,036.Addthistosetthatyear’sbudget:$6,538,812.
(StudentGrowth)+(MaterialsInflation)+(PreviousYear’sBase)=YearlyBudget
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