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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size:11pt" color="#000000"><b>From:</b> Pfander, Jeanne L - (jpfander) <jpfander@email.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 3, 2020 12:25:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Silvertooth, Jeffrey C - (silverto) <Silver@ag.arizona.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Cooperative Extension & the University Libraries’ Information Access Budget spending reduction plan</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Dear Dr.<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> Silvertooth
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<span style="color:black">[Please forward to Cooperative Extension specialists and others as appropriate. Note: This message is also being sent to each department/school in CALS.]</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Due to ongoing, year-over-year inflation in the cost of journals, databases, and other information resources, combined with a flat information access budget, the University Libraries are initiating a plan to reduce spending by approximately
$500,000 in fiscal year 2020-21 in order to stay within our allocated Information Access Budget (IAB) of $14.9 million.</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Visit our<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://new.library.arizona.edu/about/organization/budget/reduction">spending reduction page</a><span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span>to learn why these cuts are
necessary, the criteria for decision-making, </span>what is under consideration for cancellation
<span style="color:black">and our timelines.<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">On Monday (March 2), Libraries Dean Shan Sutton made a presentation to Faculty Senate about this plan. We are now seeking faculty and stakeholder input on a list of resources under consideration for cuts.<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">We want your feedback. Here’s what you can do:</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Review the list of suggested resource cancellations</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt; color:windowtext"> on the
<a href="https://new.library.arizona.edu/about/organization/budget/reduction">spending reduction page</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">.<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; margin-top:0in; margin-bottom:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Attend one of three open sessions.</span></li><ul type="circle" style="margin-top:0in">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Friday, March 5, from 11 am-1:30 pm in the Main Library's<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="x_spelle">CATalyst</span><span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span>Data Studio,</span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; margin-top:0in; margin-bottom:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tuesday, March 24, from 11 am-noon in the Health Sciences Library's Large Classroom 2102, or<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span></span></li><li class="x_MsoListParagraph" style="color:black; margin-top:0in; margin-bottom:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tuesday, March 24, 2-3:30 pm, also in the Main Library’s<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="x_spelle">CATalyst</span><span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span>Data Studio</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Send us your feedback via our <a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cZ1FCf6UzxMbFgp">feedback survey</a><span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span>by<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span><b>April 3<sup>rd</sup></b>.
See the<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://new.library.arizona.edu/about/organization/budget/reduction">spending reduction</a><span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span>page for more information.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black">Final decisions will be made and announced to campus by the end of April.<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">If you have questions, please send them directly to<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://new.library.arizona.edu/people/jeanne-l-pfander">me</a><span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span>(Jeanne Pfander)
and/or<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:brewerm@email.arizona.edu?subject=Spending%20Reduction">Michael Brewer</a>, our Senior Information Resources Officer, who is leading this initiative and will be making final decisions on cancellations
after considering campus input.<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Thank you in advance for your feedback.</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Sincerely,</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Jeanne</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Jeanne L. Pfander, MLS</span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Associate Librarian, University of Arizona Libraries<br>
Liaison to the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences, and Cooperative Extension (ALVSCE)<span class="x_apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
<a href="mailto:jpfander@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color:#954F72">jpfander@email.arizona.edu</span></a></span></p>
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