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Presentation
Making Difficult Collections Decisions: Processes for Data Driven Discussions
2020 OPAL-PALNI Conference (2020)
  • Lauren K. Marshall
  • Mina Chercourt
Abstract
Grasselli Library at John Carroll had experienced flat collections budgets for many years. This past year, we had a 12% cut in our collections budget, and expect further cuts this year in response to the Covid pandemic's effects. We also had lost our entire acquisitions department due to retirements. Fortunately, we were able to respond to these situations with flexibility, in part thanks to processes recently established in collections and acquisitions to inform decision making.
Keywords
  • collections,
  • acquisitions,
  • budgeting,
  • decision making,
  • academic libraries
Publication Date
August 7, 2020
Location
Online
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Citation Information
Lauren K. Marshall and Mina Chercourt. "Making Difficult Collections Decisions: Processes for Data Driven Discussions" 2020 OPAL-PALNI Conference (2020)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/lauren_k_marshall/5/