LIBRARIES BUDGET CUTS—FY 08/09 TO FY10/11
Allocation
Summary
FY08/09
FY09/10
FY10/11
FY08/09-10/11
Beginning
Core Base
(000s) 1
29,464
29,010
26,379
Perm
Additions
(000s)
149
0
831
Perm
Subtraction
s (000s)
(440)
(3,338)
(2,056)
Total
Permanent
(000s)
(291)
(3,338)
(1,225)
Total
Perm
Change %
of Core
Base
-1%
-12%
-5%
980
(5,834)
(4,854)
-16% 2
1
Figures for FY08/09 and FY 09/10 taken
from March 30 Campus approximations
which delay recognition of ICR adjustments.
FY10/11 cut will be adjusted for March 30
summary.
2 Total
cut over three years from
FY08/09 beginning base.
Since 2008/09, the Libraries have sustained permanent budget cuts of almost $5 million, or 16% of the
Libraries Core Base budget. Moreover, the Libraries have sustained an additional $2.9 million in one-time
cuts. The Libraries have taken, or are taking, these cuts as follows:
FY08/09-FY09/10
Services & Operations: $4.8 million
 Have eliminated 22 provisions (7.2% of 306) and left vacant an additional 28 positions
(9.9% of 284)
 Have cut library hours by 12%, in addition to closing all libraries on campus holidays
 Have reduced Geisel Library service points by 20%
 Have extended public computer replacement cycle from 4 to 5 years
 Have discontinued main campus intra-library book/journal paging and delivery service
 Are now phasing out mediated circulation in Geisel & the Biomedical library
Collections: $1.2 million (14% of $8.4M)
 Cancelled print subscriptions to journals also received electronically
 Reduced collections/binding budget
FY10/11
Services & Operations: $900K
 Will eliminate 16 provisions (5.6% of 284%; 12.3% cum.) and leave vacant an additional 14
provisions (5.2% of 268)
Collections: $600K (8% of $7.2M; 21% cum.)
 Will continue to cancel journal subscriptions, cancel online databases, and reduce book
expenditures
Libraries Budget Cut Summary
January 27, 2011
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FY11/12
The Libraries strongly object to the formula currently being used to allocate budget reductions on
campus because 1) it bears no discernible relationship to the size of the Libraries’ budget vis-à-vis
the campus’ budget and 2) it’s in no way consistent with a stated intention to “protect the
academic core.” If the Libraries are not central to the academic core, what is?
Plainly put, the formula needs to be recalibrated. If it isn’t, and the Libraries are allocated a $6M+
budget cut in FY 11/12, the impact on UCSD’s faculty and students will be truly cataclysmic. Indeed,
cuts of the magnitude being proposed by the Governor for FY11/12 already have the Libraries
needing to plan for the following, substantial changes, which, you’ll note, do not add up to $6M+.
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Close the Medical Center Library, the Science & Engineering Library,
and the Scripps Library, and consolidate select collections and
services from those libraries into the Biomedical Library,
creating a single Science Library.
o Eliminate staff and librarian provisions not needed
to operate the library (10.75 FTE):
Close the IR/PS Library, and consolidate select collections and services
from that library into the Geisel Library building, creating a single
Social Sciences & Humanities Library.
o Eliminate staff and librarian provisions not needed
to operate the library (5.75 FTE):
Close the CLICS Library.
o Eliminate services, collections, and staff provisions (7.5 FTE):
Eliminate 10 vacant provisions:
Further reduce internal support services (6 FTE):
SUBTOTAL Services and Operations
(40 FTE; 15% of 268; 25.5% cum.):
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Collections:
(9% of $6.6M; 28.5% cum.)
o Will cancel more journal subscriptions and online databases,
and further reduce book expenditures
TOTAL:
$645,000
$345,000
$450,000
$600,000
$360,000
$2,400,000
$600,000
$3,000,000
(-12%; -25.2% cum.)
Libraries Budget Cut Summary
January 27, 2011