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2002/2003 expenditures for books and serials without restricted monies totaled:

• Books = $ 559,274.04
• Serials = $ 3,012,360.89 (includes $2,202,782.40 from the state's 2002 Library Acquisitions and Scientific Equipment (LASE) allocation - one-time monies)
• Total = $ 3,571,634.93 (does not include restricted monies nor binding)

Restricted monies are funds deposited with the LSU Foundation. Most have restrictions on use.

2003/2004 estimated funds for books and serials without restricted monies totaled:

These figures include an estimated $600,000 expected from library revenue and indirect costs not yet received.

• Books = $525,000 (includes $230,000 one-time funds to cover 2003 LASE shortfall)
• Serials = $3,335,229 (includes $2,202,785 from the state's 2003 LASE allocation - one- time monies)
• Total = $ 3,850,143 of which $2,432,785 is one-time money. The smaller amount consists of state funds from the machine-run budget and dollars from lapsed salaries, the indirect cost allocation, and revenue.

FY 03 - FY 04 Journal Inflation

In FY 03, the LASE allocation of $2,202,782.40 covered the following expenditures:

• the total major serial vendor bill of $2,033,000
• the University's commitment for Web of Knowledge support, and
• $70,000 to go toward other existing subscriptions which totaled almost $900,000.

In FY 04, the LASE allocation of $2,202,785 left us with a $230,000 shortfall because it:

• left the Libraries' a balance of $46,214.44 it had to cover because the total major serial vendor bill was
$2,248,999
• covered none of the cost of Web of Knowledge at $112,540, and
• provided no help for the additional $1 million for other journal subscriptions and databases.

Note: $230,000 was later restored by the university to amend for the shortfall

Historical Comparison of Library Materials Expenditures - excluding restricted funds.

FY 98:

• Books - $617,400 - 14,300 titles
• Subscriptions - $2.2 million - 10,500 paid subscriptions; 3,900 gift subscriptions

FY 03:

• Books - $662,683 - 12,950 print titles plus 6,949 e-books (total 19,899)
• Subscriptions - $ 3,012,360.89 - 17,933 paid subscriptions including aggregator titles; 3,447 gift subscriptions.