Welcome to the Library's Budget Planning Information Site. Here, you will find in one place information about the Library's budget planning activities. This includes the principles guiding the Library's budget planning activities, messages and updates from the University Librarian, information about the library budget, an FAQ and a suggestion box for you to submit your ideas. You can also find links to the University's Budget Suggestion Box. We welcome and encourage your participation and assistance in this process.
Guiding Principles
These principles will guide CUL's budget planning exercise. We will:
- Protect primary, high-impact library services and programs for users.
- Strive to retain excellence in services and programs in alignment with our priorities.
- Provide staff training and support that will continue to attract and retain talented and high quality staff.
- Ensure a fair review of all units and functions keeping in mind that we are all part of one library whether affiliated with endowed or contract colleges.
- Make budget planning an open and transparent process guided by what we learned from the ClimateQUAL survey and the report of the Staff Alignment Group.
- Engage all staff to contribute their ideas.
- Gain institutional efficiencies through diligent resource stewardship, high-performance, and accountability on the part of all staff.
- Consider consolidation of programs and operations where the benefits(value of cost savings) outweigh the value accrued from local customization. Consider layoffs as a last resort.
- Continue to invest in our future by taking a long-term view. Dare to break the barrier of "we have always done it this way" and embrace innovative changes.
- Evaluate the impact of proposed changes throughout the library and the university.
- Engage stakeholders and partners within and beyond the university to understand the implications of Library decisions, create collaborative solutions, and gain joint efficiency.
- Attract additional resources.