As the analysis of publication level funding models suggests, the mechanisms of support for a library’s
publishing program are diverse and usually diversified. Most libraries rely on at least two different
sources of funding (a few used many more) and have plans to diversify their funding sources further in
the future. Nonetheless, libraries’ publishing services almost all have a substantial foundation in library
operational support, often with the addition of a certain level of ongoing campus IT support. Support
is not limited to operations and reallocated resources; several programs have discovered genuine
opportunities for revenue generation and may well be developing further new models.
Libraries are using a wide variety of funding and revenue models, but nearly all research libraries are
basing a substantial portion of the service development and support costs on the library budget. Some
are leveraging various forms of short-term funding to support the launch of the library’s service and
perhaps the startup of some initial projects. All of the libraries currently utilizing library budget funds
anticipate continuing to rely on this funding. Budgetary support is usually predominantly staff time,
often portions of the time of existing staff, overhead of various forms, occasionally equipment support,
and in some cases support for short-term student help or contract assistance.
In addition to base budget and overhead support by the library, other sources of revenue include
grants, charge backs to units or organizations, royalties and licensing fees, print-on-demand revenue,