1. The Economic Downturn & Libraries CIBER Survey 2009

2. Question 1 Was there a library budget cut during academic year 2009-10? Yes About the same No

3. CIBER Survey Findings Academic Library Budget 2009 -10 Cut – Yes (44%) About the same (39) % Cut – No (17) % “Most libraries are feeling the pinch in this financial year [2009-10], with either a standstill budget or real cut backs”

4. Question 2 Is your library budget likely to be cut for academic year 2010 – 11 ? Yes About the same No

5. CIBER Survey Findings Academic Library Budget 2010 -11 Cut – Yes (40%) About the same (47) % Cut – No (13%) “Further belt tightening is inevitable as we go into the next financial year for a very large majority.”

6. Question 3 For academic years 2009 – 2011, has there been or is there likely to be library staffing cuts? Yes No

7. CIBER Survey Findings Library Staffing cuts 2009 -11 Yes (30%) No (70%) “…the main threat to jobs is in the academic sector, especially in the larger European (UK) institutions.”

8. Question 4 For academic years 2009 – 2011, has there been or is there likely to be library services cuts? Yes No

9. CIBER Survey Findings Library Services & infrastructure cuts 2009 -11 Yes (19%) No (81%) “Most libraries are not considering cuts: those that are are mainly large and academic.”

10. Question 5 For academic years 2009 – 2011, has there been or is there likely to be a cut to library information resources budgets? Yes No

11. CIBER Survey Findings Information resources cuts 2009 -11 Yes (40%) No (60%) “Information resource budgets are under severe stress, especially in larger and academic libraries.”

12. Question 6 For academic years 2009 – 2011, which of the following resources are most likely to be cut? [option to select more than one choice??] Print books e-Books Print only journals Online collections (excluding e-Books)

13. CIBER Survey Findings How institutions plan to manage information resources cuts over academic years 2009 -11 “Print formats are highly vulnerable targets for cost savings; the outlook for e-books is strong.”