There are two Sarah's who have responded, but if it helps, we pay the
print + online out of the print budget, since there is a physical item
involved.  If it's strictly online, then we can't 'capitalize' the
expense, and then it has to come out of a different budget line.  (At
least, that's the way the purchasing policy for our campus was once
explained to me.)

Sarah Tusa, Associate Professor
Coordinator of Collection Development & Acquisitions
Mary & John Gray Library, Lamar University
PO Box 10021
Beaumont, TX  77710-0021

Ph:   409/880-8125
Fax: 409/880-8225
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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Thompson,Tracey
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 1:38 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Budget Lines for Serials, Databases, and other
Electronic Resources

Sarah,

What do you do with mixed serials such as print including online?

Tracey Thompson
Acquisitions Librarian/College Asst. Professor
New Mexico State University Library
MSC 3475 PO Box 30006
Las Cruces, NM 88003

Phone: 575-646-8093
Fax: 575-646-7077
Skype: Jenymn
SL: Jenymn Mersand
Email: thomtd@nmsu.edu

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum
[mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Sarah Sanford
Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 12:01 PM
To: SERIALST@LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: Re: [SERIALST] Budget Lines for Serials, Databases, and other
Electronic Resources

We have a separate budget for e-resources (which includes both databases

and e-journals), one for general periodicals (print journals and
newspapers), and one for all other serials shelved in general or
reference collections. The benefit for separate budgets is handy for
statistical purposes, particularly for annual reports or library surveys

- such as expenditures for e-resources or expenditures for serials
(which could include all budgets or I can filter as needed).

Sarah

Thompson,Tracey wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
>
>
> We are restricting our budget, and I have a question for you.  Does
> anyone combine the budget lines for serials and databases into one
> category such as continuing resources, or do you separate it out? What

> do you find are the benefits and drawback for each?
>
>
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
> Tracey Thompson
> Acquisitions Librarian/College Asst. Professor
> New Mexico State University Library
> MSC 3475 PO Box 30006
> Las Cruces, NM 88003
>
> Phone: 575-646-8093
> Fax: 575-646-7077
> Skype: Jenymn
> SL: Jenymn Mersand
> Email: thomtd@nmsu.edu <mailto:thomtd@nmsu.edu>
>
>
>

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Sarah Monson
Serials Manager
Folke Bernadotte Memorial Library
Gustavus Adolphus College
St. Peter, MN 56082
Phone: 507-933-7562
Fax: 507-933-6292