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Economic Downturn in Relation to HE Information and Library
Services
Richard Parsons
[email protected], Library & Learning Centre
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Notes Influential articles
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/jun/24/uk-recession-oecd
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8078915.stm http://www.webofdebt.com/articles/quantitative_easing.php
Independent newspaper budget presentation
Therefore:Significant public sector contraction – 10% - 15%?
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Macroeconomics
Deflation Hyperinflation
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•Private sector spending •Public sector spending
Recession shapes
Shape of recession – V, U, W, bathtub?
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Resource costs and staff costs
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Lib. Total
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Resource costs and staff costs
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Staff Costs
On costs increasing from 18% to 33% Grade 9 salary maximum from £34k in 1998 to £52k in 2008 Pension liabilities and benefits are significant (e.g. USS up from 14% to 16%)
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Outline Likely realities
International, national environment University learning and teaching University research University administration
Appropriate responses Increase income Decrease expenditure
Summary
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Economic implications
International, national environment All recognising role of universities International student numbers to hold up (PGs) A major income earner for UK Visa, access challenges not welcomed IT and Libraries become more important as international student centres
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Economic implications
University Learning and Teaching Demographic downturn but:
Less employment Higher skill expectation More years at University
Increased student fees Increased graduate debt Potential PG (export) activity
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Economic implications
University Research Universities are net producers of research Author pays model costs us more Particularly for Western universities Public sector downturn, extra severe in the research sector?
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Economic implications
University Third Stream Yes of course But challenging to sustain
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Likely Sector Responses
Enhance Income• Protect (appoint) academic staff• Support academic staff (be recognised)• Third stream income sources
(charges?)
Reduce Expenditure Software and serials provision Traditional and e-books Automation, staff light approaches Collaborations summary
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Reducing Expenditure
Software and serials provision Reduce duplication Rigorously pursue licencing (expect 0% increases) Coordinate UK actions Ignore exchange rate fluctuations Efficiently use ILL or alternatives Research pooling opportunties Prepare for author pays models
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Reducing Expenditure
Traditional and e-Books
Fewer copies? Schwarzenegger solution Reduce storage Trend is well underway http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1191831/Rise-
machines-Arnold-Schwarzenegger-terminates-school-books-tells-pupils-digital.html
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Reducing Expenditure
Automation, staff light approaches
RFID /self issue investment Reduced staffing levels – 1 person? No staff, secure solutions eResources are 24/7
http://www.intellident.co.uk/4.00/en/sm_smartServeLite.php
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Reducing Expenditure
Collaborations Purchasing collaborations (Book consortia, SHEDL, Wales, Greater London). Sharing collaborations – book borrowing, digitisation costs. Storage– UKRR, local stores, last copy in Scotland. Procedural collaborations – tenders, policies, learning objects Academic collaborations – learning objects, research methods, teaching protocols. Shared services – repositories, LMS, VLEs, etc.
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Worst Case Summary Information
Books eBooks, stores reduction Journal cuts, including bundles Cost effective open access
Infrastructure Further diversification of services Utilise the assets Software consolidation (reduction) Delays/cancellation for capital projects
Staff Limited new appointments Converged services, trimming management and administration Staff time pressures very real
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Conclusion
Information Services, Library
A return to core values: Learning and teaching Research
Our core values are the raw materials of the recovery