22% with 2 months notice: how a small E-resources team managed a massive budget cut By Gail Murray, Rebecca Banach, and Glen K. Mahoney, Smith College
Abstract
Smith College Libraries had to implement a significant collections budget reduction with extremely short notice. The Electronic Resources & Serials Team outlines how they enacted the cuts in the area of subscription resources, including process logistics, cuts by resource type, and tools and systems used to support resource review and cancelation. The review process resulted in cuts across multiple resource types, with a particular focus in the area of e-journal packages. This article also discusses difficulties faced and lessons learned throughout the process.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Library Collection Development and Digital Resources
Academic Writing and Publishing
Library Science and Information Literacy
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 91–98
- Publication date
- 2 January 2026
- Language
- EN