End of Year Budget Approvals

Status	DECIDED
Stakeholders	Curt Asher (Unlicensed)
Outcome	COLD approved the following expenditures, totaling $159,900: 1. $91,000 for an EAR recommendation for a systemwide e-book package. The specifics of the recommendation are pending, but according to EAR chair Mark Stover, a ProQuest model appears to be the preferred option at this point, based on the EAR team’s research. 2. $6,800 to cover hospitality expenses for approximately 110 library faculty and staff to attend a Alma Primo mini conference at the Chancellor’s Office during summer 2018. 3. $22,100 to fund travel grants for faculty and staff to attend the summer two-day Alma-Primo mini conference at the Chancellor’s Office. 4. $40,000 over two years to fund a multi-institutional research project to establish the impact of information literacy instruction on selected student success indicators and inform best practices for information literacy instruction activities.
Due date	2/15/2018
Owner	John Wenzler

Council of Library Deans