The library will need to draw down reserve funds next year, but with the expected standard base increase we should be able to maintain services and collections at current levels and to advance our most important initiatives. Enhance the Effectiveness of Reference and Research Services. Introduced web based general reference service in January 2000. Support the development of printed, electronic and archival information resources. Enhance Effectiveness of Cataloging and Acquisitions.
General circulation remains roughly constant.
In 1998 it was 215,035, and in 1999 it was 214,333. Use of a number of major library electronic resources was up. Added a number of new web-based reference tools, most notably the Web of Science. Continued to added access to web-based scholarly journals. Continued to migrate electronic resources from CD-ROM to the web thus making remote access easier.