ABSTRACT
SUMMARY. This article discusses funding issues underlying the support of a shared collection of digital resources in a University of ten campuses, seven of which are ARL libraries and one, a health sciences campus. The California Digital Library (CDL), a co-library of the campuses of the University of California (UC), has developed a number of co-investment funding models that are the basis for sharing the financial responsibility for providing access to the rich array of digital resources now available on all ten campuses. Publishers of electronic products employ a number of business models in order to calculate the total cost for the University, including models such as a unit cost based on student FTE, the cost of print plus an electronic access fee, and a flat fee plus ongoing access fees. In order to share the costs fairly among UC libraries, the CDL, in collaboration with the campuses, has adopted strategies for sharing costs among the campuses, called “co-investment models.” [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: <docdelivery@haworthpress.com> Website: < https://www.HaworthPress.com >.]
