[lstac] Statewide database funding models - ideas?

[Shannan Furlow]

This is super helpful. Thank you!

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM Erica McCormick via lstac <
lstac at omls.oregon.gov> wrote:

> In Texas, we are gearing up to revise the
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> This is from our statewide resource sharing manager, Jeremy Selvidge. Hope
> it helps.
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> Our current breakdown (in rough percentages) of database funding:
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> ·         State: 50%
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> ·         Federal: 30%
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> ·         Member fees/local funds: 20%
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> Our current fee formula isn’t easy, and it’s reached a point where it’s no
> longer sustainable—I’ll be working with members over the next year to
> develop a new fee structure for both programs, based on agency experience
> and the recommendations of our internal audit. All that said, here’s a
> quick rundown of how the current TexShare formula is intended to work:
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> ·         Take the year’s total contract costs for TexShare and subtract
> the appropriated amounts of GR and federal dollars to be spent. The result
> is what needs to be covered by member contributions.
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> ·         Based on previous years’ usage data, the member contributions
> amount is split: 75% from academic libraries; 25% from public libraries.
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> ·         An individual institution’s fees are calculated from these
> library type totals, with further calculations to weight for population
> size and annual collections expenditures.
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> Like I said, it’s clunky. In addition to the calculations above, we have
> further guardrails in place so that no library will pay more than 5% of its
> total annual collection expenditures, and no library’s fee can increase
> more than 10% over the previous year’s fee. Over the years, these
> guardrails have meant that most members’ fees have remained flat for the
> past 4 to 5 years—so that the amount collected in fees is no longer
> reflective of the actual amount needed in member contributions.
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> Jeremy Selvidge
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> Manager, Statewide Resource Sharing | Library Development and Networking
> Division
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> *Texas State Library and Archives Commission *
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> 512-463-7402 | www.tsl.texas.gov
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> Jeremy is happy to talk shop with anyone who wants to.
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> Erica A. McCormick, MLIS
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> Manager, Grants and Accreditation | Library Development & Networking
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> *Texas State Library and Archives Commission *
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> 512-463-5532 | 512-701-5714 (cell) | 800-252-9386 toll-free in TX|
> www.tsl.texas.gov
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> *From:* lstac <lstac-bounces at omls.oregon.gov> *On Behalf Of *Alyssa
> Ericksen via lstac
> *Sent:* Monday, April 7, 2025 6:53 PM
> *To:* lstac at omls.oregon.gov
> *Subject:* [lstac] Statewide database funding models - ideas?
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> Hi all, hope you're hanging in there this week.
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> In Nevada, LSTA funds databases for K–12, public, and academic libraries
> statewide, and we are now exploring alternatives.
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> Does your state offer cost-sharing or tiered subscription models? We are
> especially interested in creative or collaborative strategies that have
> worked well - and if your state has tested any “out of the box thinking”
> approaches, I’d love to hear about those as well.
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> Your insights would be a huge help as we figure out next steps—and I’m
> sure others in our community would benefit too.
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> Thanks so much!
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> With gratitude,
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> *Alyssa Ericksen | LSTA Coordinator*
> Nevada State Library, Archives and Public Records
> 505 E. Capovilla Ave., Ste. 103 | Las Vegas, NV 89119
> 702-486-3760 | aericksen at admin.nv.gov
> Nevada State Library - LSTA <https://nsla.nv.gov/LSTA>
>


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