In the aftermath of Katrina, more than 700,000 of the library’s print volumes were submerged, along with 1.5 million individual pieces of microfilm. All recordings from the Maxwell Music Library were lost. After receiving relief funds, the library immediately reinvested in online facsimile collections, eJournals and eBook back files to replace and digitally preserve destroyed materials. Through the generosity of the collections’ publishers, Tulane purchased roughly $10 million worth of online resources for only slightly more than half of the actual cost.
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[Associate Dean Andy] Corrigan said he considers books no less important than the university’s database collection. A significant portion of the library’s funding, however, is now dedicated to online resources.
Howard-Tilton currently invests more than $8.1 million annually into library acquisitions. The library allocated $2.9 million for digital resources in 2010, which mostly includes subscriptions to online journals. A separate $2.1 million is allocated for serials, which includes both online journal subscriptions and print backups. In all, 41,670 unduplicated digital subscription titles are currently listed in the Tulane Libraries online catalog and eJournals list.
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