Hi, We do a mixed approach. The regular library does follow an allocation plan, which I have included below, to come up with portions for the various departments. 20% of each department's library funds can be used for media. Some never do.
I have a separate operating budget, which includes some projector lamps and equipment repairs and replacements. Also sound equipment for live events. I buy 'popular' titles for the collection, plus some educational titles. I have tried to fill topic holes based on student searches and gaps I have noticed. I also get faculty requests, and fill them in three different ways. Some with multi-departmentaI use, or that 'should' be in the collection, I buy. Others I rent (usually the outrageously expensive ones), and I only try to ILL if I have a contact to call first, or there is no other option. I have also worked to combine funds from different departmental budgets and Media Services to buy the costly items. My funds end up being a buffer to acquire more than we might otherwise. Val Appendix B: Allocation of Funds Allocation of the departmental book budgets is based on the following criteria: credit hours generated, number of majors in a discipline, circulation in related call number areas, interlibrary loan figures, and the average book price in a discipline. Each of these criteria is weighted as follows and is applied to the total annual book budget: Credit Hours Generated 100 and 200 Levels 15% 300 and 400 Levels 25% Number of majors 15% Use of Collection Circulation 25% Interlibrary Loan Requests 10% Cost (average from previous year’s purchases) Average Price 10% _______________________________ 100% On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Moshiri, Farhad <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > > > Our library is considering implementing percentage allocation formula for > acquisition of library materials including audiovisual materials. > Basically, what this approach advocates is that the library’s materials > budget should follow the university’s budget allocation to each department. > For example, if the university is spending 10% of its budget for the Science > department, the library should expend 10% of its budget for acquisition of > materials on science. I’ve voiced my objection to this approach since it > does not take into consideration the nature of each discipline. My logic is > that if the university is expending 10% of its budget for the mathematics > department because it is one the most popular disciplines of the university, > this does not mean that the mathematics department needs 10% of the > audiovisual budget since it does not use AV materials as much as other > disciplines. On the other hand, the university may have a very small > department of art or music and spends only 1% of its budget for that > discipline. But that department’s need of audiovisual materials is much > higher than 1% of the audiovisual budget of the library. > > > > Does anyone has an experience in implementing this formula? Has it worked > for you? I highly appreciate your input. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Farhad Moshiri > > AV Librarian > > University of the Incarnate Word > > San Antonio, Texas > > ------------------------------ > This email and any files transmitted with it may be confidential or contain > privileged information and are intended solely for the use of the individual > or entity to which they are addressed. If you are not the intended > recipient, please be advised that you have received this email in error and > that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email > and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email > in error, please immediately delete the email and any attachments from your > system and notify the sender. Any other use of this e-mail is prohibited. > Thank you for your compliance. > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > > -- Valerie Gangwer Media Services Director Mary Baldwin College a...@graftonlibrary #7267
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
