The University Libraries are committed to providing our academic community with access to the materials that they need to successfully conduct their research and teaching. This is an increasingly difficult task when publishing outputs have skyrocketed and costs far surpass increases to our collections budget. Even though we have successfully negotiated lower price increases for many core resources, the Libraries still pays more than $15听million a year to provide access to books, research journals, databases, and other scholarly resources (more about our licensing priorities).
The Libraries are engaging in conversations with our academic community, other libraries, and publishers to discuss these challenges and develop more sustainable models for creating, acquiring, and disseminating research. The Libraries present the following information about the cost and usage of major resources in an effort to promote transparency about our spending and support open dialogue with our community.
Collections Budget Overview
- Continuing resources (journals/databases) = $11.2M
- One-time funds (books, DVDs, maps, scores, etc.) = $3M
- Access costs (online catalog, interlibrary loan services, collection maintenance) = $1M
Budget information from FY10听- FY24. The Libraries听fiscal year runs from听July 1-June 30. .
Major Journal Packages
According to , the average 2023听price for journals in scientific disciplines was:
- Chemistry $7,276
- Physics $5,881
- Engineering $4,911
- Biology $4,430
- General Science $2,581