Each year the Library creates a Library Materials Budget that strives to strike a suitable balance between monographs, serials and periodicals, while accommodating the different materials needs of the various disciplines. It also considers the fluctuating Canadian dollar, inflation and increases in both serial and periodical subscriptions. For this budget we still need to add adjustments for the underfunded accounts as identified in the Collection Allocation Task Group Report .
Discussions are currently underway with the affected departments.
Approval monographs are received based upon subject profiles we have established with our monograph providers. Theses will continue to be bound using the same method as previous years. Rarely used general library serial and periodical subscriptions will continue to be reviewed and discontinued. Newspaper subscriptions now available via the Internet will be reviewed and discontinued. Monograph Approvals purchases are received in book form based on subject profiles set up with our major book vendor.