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Dear Colleagues,
We would like to kindly request your participation in a survey on libraries’ changes to their approval plans. We are gathering data for a presentation to take place at the Timberline Acquisitions Institute in May 2009. The survey will provide us with information on how libraries are budgeting for print monographs, taking into account both approval plans and firm order allocations, in response to twin pressures from the economy and the need to provide electronic resources. The survey includes questions relating to recent and expected changes in libraries’ material budgets, budget percents devoted to approvals and firm orders, and reasons for changing those allocations.
The survey should take approximately 20 minutes to complete, and you can exit the survey at any time. Demographic data is requested in order to determine the level of comparison with our own type and size of institution.
Please follow the link to take the survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=XX…
Thank you in advance for your time. The survey will remain open until Monday, April 6, 2009. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Joseph Thomas ( thomasw at ecu.edu) or Lisa Barricella ( barricellal at ecu.edu).
Respectfully,
Joseph Thomas, Collection Development Librarian
Lisa Barricella, Acquisitions Librarian
Wm. Joseph Thomas
Head of Collection Development
1207 Joyner Library
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC 27858
office: 252-737-2728
fax: 252-328-4834
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