Allocation of Library Funds
The Director of Library Services and the Instructional and Technology Resources Committee (ITRC) allocate learning resources to academic divisions based on specific criteria. The criteria include the following four factors:
- Average cost per book purchased during the previous year in each division;
- Average number of majors in each division over the previous five years;
- Total circulation (number of books borrowed) in each division during the previous year;
- Total instruction load in each division.
The use of this formula will be governed by the constraint that the percentage of the total divisional budget allocated to each division shall not vary by more than two percent per annum.
Division Chairs divide their book budget among their programs while setting aside as much money as they consider necessary for discretionary purchases.
The Director of Library Services makes every effort to make additional book funds available to new faculty members to strengthen subject collections in their areas. The amount of the extra funds may vary from year to year. New members of the faculty are encouraged to apply directly to the Director of Library Services for discretionary book funds.