Planning and budgeting the transition to a digital tomorrow

Abstract

Economics, new technologies, and customer needs are driving the shift to a digital environment. The University of Arizona Library (UAL) is designing a strategy that incorporates multiple tools to manage this transition, including (1) a managed balance of serial and monographic materials in various formats, (2) data-based fund allocation, (3) exploration of multiple digital access alternatives, and (4) the use of prototyping and project development for managing knowledge gained about digitization work, and for planning and budgeting future work. © 1998 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.