Ph.D. in Kinesiology - New Mexico Tech

This report recommends that a total of $7,600.00 be allocated to bring Library collections up to the level
of comparable doctoral-granting peers. We recommend funding in two areas:
1. $5,000.00 to purchase 50 monographs in areas strategic to the proposed doctoral program,
2. $2,600.00 to initiate subscriptions to three new high-impact kinesiology, gerontology, and nutrition
journals, and to retain three titles currently slated for cancellation.
IV. Ongoing Costs
Library collections designed to support programs at the post-baccalaureate level require continuous
funding streams, allowing these newly developed collections to grow in their support of the program. A
one-time infusion of money can never support ongoing needs for materials required for doctoral-level
research, although one time monies certainly contribute to establishing a core collection for that program.
In addition, core research tools such as journals and databases carry ongoing costs. It is clear that
kinesiology researchers use these materials. In fact, researchers affiliated with education and social
sciences programs are among the University’s heaviest users of interlibrary loan and article delivery
services.
The NMSU Library’s current materials budget is not elastic; it barely supports the University’s existing
academic programs. Although the Library has been able to add needed digital collections and electronic
journal backfiles over the past year, these items were purchased through carry forward expenditures
(e.g., one time money). In order to sustain the proposed graduate programs in Kinesiology, the Library
will require at least $5,000.00 per annum be added to its materials budget. This amount would support
gradually augmenting its monograph collection to bring it up to doctoral levels. It would also support
journal subscriptions, including core subscription costs and inflation increases estimated at 12.5% for
journals and 5% for databases.
In summary, the library’s current collection is inadequate for a PhD program. The collection is in need of
development in both the monographic and periodical subscription areas. The library’s current materials
budget cannot stretch to cover the new resources required to support such a program; thus, it will require
at least $5,000.00 in start-up funding as well as ongoing funding totaling $5,000.00 to maintain journal
subscriptions as well as the ability to augment its monograph collection
Appendix B- Library Assessment
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