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S60 - Cut to the Bone: How Smaller Campus Libraries in University of Wisconsin System are Surviving Epic Budget Cuts
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 2:30 PM–3:15 PM CDT
Room 203
Conference Track
3. Organizational Strategies
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to:
- Explain how budget cuts affect library collections and staff
- Recognize how budget cuts affect staff
- Discuss how our users react to budget cuts
- Understand how the budget cuts coupled with a migration to Alma have created opportunities for increased collaboration across UW-system libraries.
Abstract
In early 2015, the University of Wisconsin System received a $250 million reduction in state aid. Facing both collection cuts and staff reductions, the campus libraries had to make some tough decisions. This panel will address how libraries at several smaller UW campuses managed these devastating and unforeseen cuts.
Presenters
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/6edf618324e626d76fc04533d730e02f.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Jenifer S. Holman, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse")
Jenifer S. Holman, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b2eb4314c728e9378db7e40af654057e.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Stephanie H. Wical, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire")
Stephanie H. Wical, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e1489829a8c75343f8d729a973e7f8e8.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Colleen M. Knettel, University of Wisconsin - Superior")
Colleen M. Knettel, University of Wisconsin - Superior
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/87027c6fa2b0be0866a52cab4d7b01a4.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Katie M. Sanders, University of Wisconsin Colleges")
Katie M. Sanders, University of Wisconsin Colleges
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/37dcb61bc47f36f22a35994281199fae.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Melissa A. Platkowski, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay")