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A Serials Cancellation Project at the University of Kentucky

ABSTRACT The state of serials publications in science, technology, and medicine has reached a crisis stage for academic libraries and librarians. Limited budgets have made it difficult to provide the latest research to faculty and students. This paper discusses the general background of the problem and efforts at the University of Kentucky to begin dealing with this crisis during its 2004–05 serials cancellation project. Also examined are the history of the serials problem in academic libraries and the complications and immediate outcomes of this particular cancellation project, along with questions and concerns that still need to be addressed.