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FROM: "Val Stark" <[removed]@quincylibrary.org>
REC'D: 5/21/02, 3:19 PM
I am wondering how other libraries use their book book budget. We are considering making some adjustments and want to get some feedback from other libraries-what works and maybe what doesn't!
Do you allocate a certain amount or a percentage of the overall budget for fiction and non-fiction?
Is each area in the non-fiction given a specific amount or a percentage of the budget?
Are these figures based on the circulations in the area?
If not, what is your criteria?
How do you figure in replacements?
If you have a percentage for each area, is there a separate 'line' for replacements?Any input is appreciated. You can reply either to the list or directly to me.
Many thanks in advance. This group has never let me down!
Val Stark
Quincy Public Library
[removed]@quincylibrary.org
FROM: Viccy Kemp <[removed]@cityofcarrollton.com>
REC'D: 5/21/02, 3:19 PM
Our library receives a large lump sum in one budget line to purchase books
and films. It is my responsibility to break it out. In our collection
development policy, each year, the selectors review what percentage of total
circulation their Dewey decade received. As Collection Management
Coordinator, I sit down with my boss each year and determine, based on
circulation figures, what amount of money each Dewey decade needs. Fiction
receives the largest percentage, followed by the 300s, 600s and 900s. We
also determine how much for reference material (a large sum).
We have moved Continuations/Standing orders to another budget line since
this material is more emphereal and Texas has specific legal definitions of
what capital expenditures have to look like (e.g., held in the collection
for a minimun of three years).
If you have specific questions, please feel free to let me know.
HTH
Viccy Kemp [removed]@cityofcarrollton.com)
The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!-----Original Message-----
From: Val Stark [[removed]@quincylibrary.org]
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 3:02 PM
To: Fiction_L
Subject: Book Budgets
I am wondering how other libraries use their book book budget. We are
considering making some adjustments and want to get some feedback from other
libraries-what works and maybe what doesn't!
Do you allocate a certain amount or a percentage of the overall budget for
fiction and non-fiction?
Is each area in the non-fiction given a specific amount or a percentage of
the budget?
Are these figures based on the circulations in the area?
If not, what is your criteria?
How do you figure in replacements?
If you have a percentage for each area, is there a separate 'line' for
replacements?
Any input is appreciated. You can reply either to the list or directly to
me.
Many thanks in advance. This group has never let me down!
Val Stark
Quincy Public Library
[removed]@quincylibrary.org
FROM: Mona Stevenson <[removed]@wtcpl.lib.oh.us>
REC'D: 5/22/02, 9:50 AM
We don't try to break down our budget by Dewey, or even fiction/nonfiction.
Our only break downs are by branch, age group (children's, teen, adult) and
format. We tried an informal (not tracked by the Treasurer's office) break
down by Dewey, assigning different areas to different selectors with a
budget for each. There were lots of complaints when books purchased for one
area ended up in another due to the cataloging. Some biographies end up in
the subject areas, sports, for example, rather than general biography.
Books on parenting might end up in the 300's instead. Some business
computing books ended up in the 650's, rather than the 000's. Then the
selectors would be unhappy that "their" money was spent on another area.
Also, some years there is little published in certain areas and a plethora
in others. We decided budgeting by Dewey wasn't worth the aggravation.Mona Stevenson
Assistant Director
Warren-Trumbull Co. Public Library
Warren, OH 44483
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