S60 - Cut to the Bone: How Smaller Campus Libraries in University of Wisconsin System are Surviving Epic Budget Cuts

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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.

S60 - Cut to the Bone: How Smaller Campus Libraries in University of Wisconsin System are Surviving Epic Budget Cuts

Conference Track

Learning Objectives

Abstract

Presenters

Jenifer S. Holman, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Stephanie H. Wical, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Colleen M. Knettel, University of Wisconsin - Superior

Katie M. Sanders, University of Wisconsin Colleges

Melissa A. Platkowski, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay