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Covering the FY2009-10 Deficit
In my last post, I told you about the budget deficit and the KYVL Collections Workgroup Database Reduction Report presented to the Virtual Library Advisory Committee. The Collections Workgroup recommended that KYVL members be charged a one-time additional fee to cover the deficit, rather than make cuts to the research databases. A subcommittee was formed to determine possible fee scenarios.
The subcommittee ran 20 different scenarios, rated five as possibilities with two brought forward as the most viable. The subcommittee reviewed the formulas and specifically the two presented to the Virtual Library Advisory Committee. VLAC discussed many of the scenarios, with special attention to the two presented. More...