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ACRL 1983/84 Budget

At its June 1983 meeting, the ACRL Board approved the 1983/84 budget. Highlights for the budget year include:

•the extension of the Bibliographic Liaison Project for another year;

•the purchase of a terminal with a view to ACRL participation in the ALANET electronic mail and database program;

•the continuation of the ACRL Jobline, Fast Job Listing Service, and ACRL 100 Libraries Project;

•increased levels of support for ACRL committees, chapters, and sections;

•the Third ACRL National Conference in Seattle;

•a preconference for the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section to be held in Austin, Texas;

•a balanced budget for the Continuing Education program;

•ACRL staff support for the J. Morris Jones leadership project award;

•a $3,000 subsidy to ALA Publishing to underwrite the publication costs of the next Publication in Librarianship Series monograph;

•support for newsletters for the Bibliographic

Instruction Section, the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, and the Western European Specialists Section;

•a budget for Choice which exceeds $1 million for the first time;

•the transfer of advertising activities for C&RL and C&RL News to Choice with the expectation of increased revenues as a result;

•the offering of three NEH workshops in cooperation with the Public Libraries Association during the next year.

The 1982/83 fiscal year showed a strong performance by all ACRL programs, although the total continuing education program (revenues and expenses) was smaller than planned. Revenues were slightly under budget, but this was offset by significant savings achieved in expenses. ACRL added $42,500 and Choice added $90,300 to their respective fund balances.

The budget for 1983/84 is presented first in summary form and then in more detail, grouped by the four categories:

•membership dues and activities;

•publications;

•conferences and workshops;

•other.

Pie charts for revenues and expenses in these categories provide a quick overview of ACRL’s projected sources and uses of funds for the 1983/84 year. ■■

ACRL Summary Budget
	1982/83	1982/83	1983/84
Item	Budgeted	Actual	Budgeted
Revenues	$1,482,176	$1,467,375	$1,800,102
Expenses	1,459,537	1,362,277	1,760,847
Net Income	22,639	105,098	39,255
Balance Per Books	56,657	184,020
Deferred Liabilities	312,400	254,000
Operating Balance	$ 369,057	$ 438,020	$ 477,275

REVENUES
	1	2	3	4
	Budgeted	Actual	Budgeted	Difference
Activity	1982/83	1982/83	1983/84	3-2
Membership Dues	$ 193,400	$ 202,145	$ 199,800	$ (2,345)
Publications
Choice	935,999	944,697	1,000,042	55,345
C&RL	110,225	101,917	113,199	11,282
C&RL News	74,709	78,556	84,645	6,089
Publications, In-House	18,600	19,924	20,000	76
Fast Job Listing Service	2,850	4,285	2,500	(1,785)
Subtotal	$1,142,383	$1,149,379	$1,220,386	$71,007
Conferences & Workshops
National Conf., Seattle	—	—	200,000	200,000
Continuing Education	40,500	20,195	35,000	14,805
Preconferences	39,670	36,983	25,585	(11,398)
NEH Project*	62,423	55,213	104,731	49,518
J. Morris Jones BI Workshops	—	—	5,000	5,000
J. Morris Jones Leadership	—	—	5,000	5,000
Subtotal	$ 142,593	$ 112,391	$ 375,316	$262,925
Other—Including Jobline	3,800	3,460	4,600	1,140
TOTAL	$1,482,176	$1,467,375	$1,800,102	$332,727

* One-half of total grant, $209,463. Grant is for two-year project.

EXPENSES
	1	2	3	4
	Budgeted	Actual	Budgeted	Difference
Activity	1982/83	1982/83	1983/84	3-2
Membership Activities
Membership Services	$ 16,901	$ 28,144	$ 25,697	$ (2,447)
Board & Executive Committee	-*	5,771	8,375	2,604
Budget & Finance Committee	-*	3,646	3,100	(546)
Chapters	25,073	26,306	28,410	2,104
Committees	25,773	25,933	29,311	3,378
Sections	26,730	22,740	26,410	3,670
Discussion Groups	1,134	2,355	2,409	54
Subtotal	$ 95,611	$114,895	$123,712	$ 8,817
Publications
Choice	898,250	854,385	999,978	145,593
C&RL	94,245	87,399	105,200	17.801
C&RL News	104,199	89,923	106,835	16,912
Publications In-House	21,445	31,290	32,572	1,282
Books for College Lib.	7,079	1,676	1,762	86
Fast Job Listing Service	3,895	1,902	2,483	581
Subtotal	$1,129,113	$1,066,575	$1,248,830	$182,255
Conferences & Workshops
National Conf., Seattle	36,064	28,027	168,776	140,749
Continuing Education	49,549	31,190	32,236	1,046
RBMS Postconference	26,627	18,032	29,063	11,031
BIS Postconference	13,650	2,946	—	(2,946)
NEH Project	62,423	55,213	104,731	49,518
J. Morris Jones Leadership	—	1,053	7,776	6,723
J. Morris Jones BI Workshops	—	—	5,000	5,000
Subtotal	$ 188,313	$ 136,461	$ 347,582	$211,121
General Programs
B.I. Liaison Project	21,621	19,601	21,606	2,005
Advisory	16,670	18,122	17,880	(242)
Statistics	6,000	5,628	—	(5,628)
ACRL 100 Project	518	274	317	43
Jobline	1,691	721	920	199
Subtotal	$ 46,500	$ 44,346	$ 40,723	$ (3,623)
TOTAL	$1,459,537**	$1,362,277	$1,760,847*	$398,570

* Expenses not broken out separately.

**A $40,000 budgeted reserve is not included.