The financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic on The University of Toledo resulted in significant budget cuts across all colleges and departments for fiscal year 2020-2021 (July 1, 2020-June 30, 2021). Unfortunately, University Libraries was no exception. In addition to operating budget and staffing cuts, our subscription expenditures budget was reduced by 14% from the previous fiscal year. Total subscription expenditures for FY2020-2021 were $2,966,891, down from $3,453,726 in FY2019-2020.
After taking annual subscription inflation into account, we initially estimated having to cancel approximately $550,000 in resources. However, the final amount turned out to be substantially less though still significant: $400,750. This was because many publishers kept their prices flat or annual increases lower than usual due to recognition of the widespread and severe economic impact of COVID-19 on higher education. In addition, OhioLINK was able to successfully renegotiate a number of existing agreements with publishers that reduced members' anticipated cost-sharing amounts for FY2020-2021.
OhioLINK was also able to add five new resources at the beginning of calendar year 2021 thanks to a one-time award of $2.5 million from the Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) program. GEER was part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed by the U.S. Congress in March 2020. See "Additions" box at the bottom of this guide for a list of these new resources.
See "Cancellations" box directly below for the final list of resources cancelled for FY 2020-2021. All cancellations were for local (i.e., non-OhioLINK) products. Our Collection Services Unit and librarian subject specialists made every attempt possible to retain core essential resources in all of the academic disciplines that need the Libraries' support. However, we acknowledge and regret that our users have lost access to a substantial number of important and unique resources. We hope to reinstate at least some of these subscriptions in the near future.
Please direct any questions or comments you may have regarding these cancellations and/or new OhioLINK additions to eresources@utoledo.edu. We welcome the opportunity to respond and to discuss how we are managing our collection resources during these challenging times.
(Last updated: 8.30.21)
RESOURCE | TYPE | ACCESS ENDS | NOTE |
Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy | Streaming video | Dec 31, 2020 | |
American Journal of Psychiatry | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Artstor | Database | Dec 31, 2020 | Complimentary access available until Jun 30, 2021 |
ATLA Religion Index | Database | Jun 30, 2020 | |
BCC Research | Database | Dec 31, 2020 | |
British Journal of Sports Medicine | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
CALICO Journal | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Chronicle of Higher Education (premium site license access) | E-journal | Jul 14, 2020 | |
Classical Music Library | Streaming audio | Jun 30, 2020 | |
Cochrane Library | Database | Jun 30, 2020 | Local subscription cancelled as of Jul 2020; OhioLINK subscription added in Jan 2021 (see ADDITIONS below) |
Digital Theatre Plus | Streaming video | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Disability & Society | E-Journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
DynaMed Plus | Database | Jun 30, 2020 | |
Emerald Journals: Management & Engineering | E-journals | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Feminist Media Studies | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
GenderWatch | Database | Jun 30, 2020 | |
GeoRef | Database | Jun 30, 2020 | |
Illinois Journal of Mathematics | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Journal of Cell Biology | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Journal of Human Trafficking | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
JoVE Science Education Essentials of Behavioral Science | Streaming video | Sep 14, 2020 | |
JoVE Science Education Essentials of Developmental Biology | Streaming video | Sep 14, 2020 | |
JoVE Science Education Essentials of Genetics | Streaming video | Sep 14, 2020 | |
JoVE Science Education Essentials of Neuroscience | Streaming video | Sep 14, 2020 | |
JoVE Science Education General Lab Techniques | Streaming video | Sep 14, 2020 | |
Kanopy (reduced allocation) | Streaming video | Not cancelled, reduced allocation by $10,000 | |
LibInsight | Library admin tool | Jun 30, 2020 | |
LibWizard | Library admin tool | Jun 30, 2020 | |
Nagoya Mathematical Journal | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Nature Biotechnology | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Nature Cell Biology | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Energy | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Genetics | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Immunology | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Medicine | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Neuroscience | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Reviews Cancer | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Reviews Genetics | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Reviews Immunology | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Reviews Microbiology | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Nature Structural and Molecular Biology | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | Will retain access to purchased content |
Neurosurgery | E-journal | Jul 31, 2020 | Retained access to purchased content |
NewsBank America's News | Database | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Nursing Reference Center Plus | Database | Jun 30, 2020 | |
Operators and Matrices | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Ovid/Lippincott Medical Journals (reduced concurrent access for 5 titles) | E-journals | Jul 31, 2020 | All subscribed titles now 1 user at a time |
Oxford (Grove) Music Online | Database | Jun 30, 2020 | |
Passport | Database | Jan 31, 2021 | |
Philosopher's Index | Database | Jun 30, 2020 | |
Politics, Groups, and Identities | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
PrivCo | Database | Jan 17, 2021 | |
Psychotherapy.net | Streaming video | Sep 9, 2020 | Renewed license for 1 video out of 50 |
Readex America's Historical Imprints & Newspapers (9 databases) | Database | Dec 31, 2020 | |
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature | Database | Jun 30, 2020 | |
Transportation Research Record | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Urban Geography | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 | |
Violence and Gender | E-journal | Dec 31, 2020 |
TOTAL AMOUNT CANCELLED FY20/21 | $400,504.46 |
(Last updated: 1/28/21)
RESOURCE | TYPE | ACCESS BEGINS | NOTE |
Cambridge University Press E-Books | E-book collection | Jun 1, 2020 | OhioLINK resource |
Cochrane Library | Database | Jan 1, 2021 | OhioLINK resource; paid for with Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds |
InfoBase Films on Demand (curated collection) | Streaming videos | Mar 1, 2021 | OhioLINK resource; paid for with Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds |
JoVE Core Science Videos + Lab Manuals | Streaming videos | Jan 1, 2021 | OhioLINK resource; paid for with Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds |
MIT Press Direct | E-book collection | Jan 1, 2021 | OhioLINK resource; paid for with Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds |
SAGE Business Cases Collection | Database | Jan 1, 2021 | OhioLINK resource; paid for with Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds |
(Last updated: 1/27/21)