The UK’s Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), Society of College, National and University Libraries (SCONUL) and Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA) have commissioned a report on academic library and IT services. The report shows how academic library and IT services are budgeting for today’s economic conditions, but are in need of help to scenario plan for the long term impact of the recession.
The report, ‘The impact of the economic recession on university library and IT services’ contains the findings of 40 interviews carried out in 36 universities across the UK. It shows that library and IT services are adept at managing their budgets year on year. However, it acknowledges that there is a need to develop creative solutions to be able to offer the 24 hour access to resources that students, academics and researchers currently expect.
It also warns that the impact of any cuts is likely to have wide implications on institutions’ delivery of their overall strategic aims, such as enhancing the student experience. The report is available online at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/documents/libsitimpacts.aspx.
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