Library News

The University of California libraries are facing the challenge of maintaining their world-class collections and services while the volume and cost of scholarly communication continues to increase.

Latest information about the issues affecting the UC libraries:

• Current Publisher Negotiations
  • Elsevier journals and their UC 2004 subscription status
  • Letter to UC Faculty Re: Elsevier Negotiations and Actions to Address Scholarly Communication (1/7/04)
  • UC Libraries' Negotiations With Elsevier Updates (12/22/03, 11/26/03, 10/20/03)
  • Letter to UC Faculty on Scholarly Publications (10/15/2003)
  • Resolution G: Digital Library Journal Collecting Principles
• Library Budgets
  • State Budget Actions Affecting the UC Libraries' Budgets
  • UC Libraries' Budget Process