1. RUL COLLECTION BUDGET ISSUES
Prepared for NBFC Meeting 4/15/05 By
Robert G. Sewell
Associate University Librarian for Collection Development
and Management

2. Rutgers Collection Budget in Perspective
High cost of library material
Problems of State Fund Allocations: Not enough and uncertain
Losing ground to comparable State AAU University Libraries

3. ALL ACADEMIC RESEARCH LIBRARIES MUST COPE WITH HIGH ANNUAL PRICE INCREASES FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS Association for Research Libraries Statistics

5. STATE FUND ALLOCATIONS FOR LIBRARY MATERIALS
BASE BUDGET DOES NOT GROW WHILE PRICES INCREASE AND NEW PROGRAMS AND ACADEMIC EMPHASES PROLIFERATE
ONE-TIME FUNDING VARIES YEAR TO YEAR AND OFTEN COMES LATE IN THE FISCAL YEAR

10. Comparisons with other State AAU Universities with Large Enrollments
All comparison universities represent main campus only in State System
Rutgers statistics represent three campuses: N.B/Piscataway, Newark, Camden
Most electronic resources at some of the comparison universities are paid by state consortia and are not reflected in ARL stats. (Ohio State, U.C.L.A., Berkeley)
Rutgers’ electronic resources often more expensive because of some pricing models based on FTEs and three campuses

11. Improvement in Students Educational Experience is a Key Goal at Rutgers
How well do the Libraries support students in comparison with other large AAU university libraries?

16. Historical Perspective: 1990 and 2003 ARL Ranking
Rutgers Total Materials Expenditures:
1990: 9th
Behind only UCLA, Michigan, Berkeley among comparison universities
2003: 32nd
Total Library Expenditures:
2003: 20th