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Planning the Collections Budget

Library Materials Budget Request FY06-08

Crisis in Scholarly Communication -- Resources

• UC Reshaping Scholarly Communication
• UC Libraries Scholarly Communications Programs
• UNC Convocation: Scholarly Communications in a Digital World
• Create Change
• Johns Hopkins Scholarly Communications Group
• SHERPA
• SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
• Copyright Information & Education (U Minn)

Open Access Initiatives

• Open Access Initiatives
• Directory of Open Access Journals
• OAI Wellcome Trust Report
• Open Access or Differential Pricing for Journals
• UC Submit to Open Access Journals
• Submitting Postprints to the eScholarship Repository

Periodical Price History and Projections

Library Surveys

• ALA 2005 U.S. Periodical Price Index [annual, May issue]
• Library Journal Periodicals Price Survey 2006 [annual, April 15th issue]

Subscription Services

• EBSCO Serial Prices 2002-2006 with Projections for 2007
• Swets Serial Price Increase Report 2007
• Swets History of SPI since 1993

Monograph Price and Production History

Industry Reports

• Bowker U.S. Books 1993-2004 Production;  2005 Update
• Bowker University Press 1993-2004 Production

Vendor Reports

• Blackwell Book Services - UK Approval Coverage and Cost Study
• Blackwell Book Services - US Approval Coverage and Cost Study
• YBP Annual Book Price Update (Nov. 2006)