Over the past several weeks the Libraries leadership, as with many other campus departments, has had to make difficult decisions about financial allocations that affect the services we offer, our relation to people expecting library support and our employees that hope for security in their workplace.

You can read more about some of the decisions we were faced with and the choices that were made in the August issue of In Circulation. These changes include the times of scheduled staff assistance at Queen Lane Library, options for gathering evidence to reflect the value of an academic library, choosing among tools licensed to help manage citations, or selecting levels of processing of archival records to make documents discoverable. As we craft communications to various audiences about our decisions, we reflect upon the values that distinguish our choices, and principles guiding the processes used to reach some of the tough ones. Insights into a handful of these might offer you a perspective on the Drexel Libraries organization.