Hoogland, Margaret A., Gerald R. Natal, Robert Wilmott, Clare Keating, and Daisy Caruso. 2024. “Gauging Academic Unit Perceptions of Library Service During a Transition in University Budget Models.” Evidence-Based Library and Information Practice, 19, no. 2:23-50.
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<p>Beginning in Fiscal Year 2023, a university initiated a multi-year transition to an incentive-based budget model, under which the University Libraries budget would eventually be dependent upon yearly contributions from colleges. Such a change could result in the colleges having a more profound interest in library services and resources. In anticipation of any changes in thoughts and perceptions on existing University Libraries services, researchers crafted a survey for administrators, faculty, and staff focused on academic units related to the health sciences. The collected information would inform library budget decisions with the goal of optimizing support for research and educational interests.</p>

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