Proposed Journal Cancellations: Graduate Library (May 2007)

 [revised and updated, 6/21/07]

Declining purchasing power, new UM budgetary constraints and the continued expansion of access to electronic resources make it necessary for the Graduate and Social Work Libraries to reduce some of their ongoing expenditures. The following cancellations have been proposed by library staff who have identified titles where duplicate copies are no longer needed, where electronic access is stable and secure, or where the level of campus use no longer justifies the cost of subscription. Changes in access to the following titles will in general begin with 2008 issues:

• Print subscriptions that will remain available elsewhere on campus
• Print subscriptions that will be cancelled, but an electronic version will remain
• No UM subscriptions will remain. Access to the text of some articles may continue online, but in most cases use of Interlibrary Loan or another document delivery service will become necessary.

If you have questions or comments about these changes to Graduate Library subscriptions, please contact your subject specialist librarian.

You may also contact Bryan Skib, Coordinator of Graduate Library Collections. Feedback is requested by Friday June 8, so that the final list of cancellations can be posted on Friday June 15.

Proposed cancellations from other UM libraries:

• Art, Architecture & Engineering
• Health Sciences
• Sciences

For additional information on the general library context (budget and space), please see the memo sent to UM Deans by University Librarian and Dean of Libraries Paul Courant.

For information about previous journal cancellations, see the Graduate Library's journal cancellations from 2006.