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Alley, Brian – 1981
This paper presents general advice, illustrated by examples from the experience of the state of Ohio, on the use of written agreements, contracts, and the competitive bidding process, and indicates the benefits they can bring to a number of areas in library purchasing. Examples are concerned with the procurement of general supplies, binding…
Descriptors: Bids, Contracts, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Cargill, Jennifer – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1988
Discusses the importance of educating library patrons about the library's finances and the impact of budget constraints and the escalating cost of serials on materials acquisition. Steps that can be taken in educating patrons by interpreting and publicizing financial information are suggested. (MES)
Descriptors: Budgets, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Expenditures
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DeGennaro, Richard – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1981
Practical advice is offered on managing libraries during a time of declining resources. Librarians are urged to set aside the extravagant and empty rhetoric of the 60s and 70s and take a more realistic view of collections and services for users during the austere 80s. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Collections
Dougherty, Richard M.; And Others – Library Administration & Management, 1989
Nine articles cover topics related to library financial resources: (1) escalating serials prices; (2) library budgeting; (3) entrepreneurship; (4) cutback management; (5) academic library budgets; (6) assessment of library effectiveness; (7) public library fund-raising; (8) capital investment; and (9) unit cost analysis at the Virginia Polytechnic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Entrepreneurship, Higher Education
Stoffle, Carla – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Discusses creativity as an essential component of effective library management. Creative organizations are characterized as encouraging staff to take calculated risks and tolerating their failures; structuring work groups to maximize creativity; investing in staff development; providing adequate resources for programs and staff; and hiring highly…
Descriptors: Creativity, Failure, Group Structure, Library Administration
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Baumol, William J.; Blackman, Sue Anne Batey – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1983
Examines trends in costs of conventional library operation and costs of electronic devices which may pervade libraries of future. Library costs in 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, library automation, total library operating expenditures for university and college libraries, and rate of adoption of electronic techniques are covered. Sixty-three references…
Descriptors: Costs, Electronic Equipment, Libraries, Library Administration
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Dow, Ronald F. – Library Trends, 1994
Establishes a managerial context for the expenditure of funds for research and development by academic libraries. Topics discussed include for-profit research and development; sustaining a competitive advantage; traditional library funding strategies; organization environment; and library strategies for facing an uncertain funding environment.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Competition, Higher Education, Library Administration
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Turner, Brenda G. – Journal of Library Administration, 1992
Examines the neglect of library support staff within the context of six areas of library management: physical facilities; effective and efficient work stations; supplies; attitude toward human resources; communication and information; and performance evaluation and feedback. Graphs present data on expenditures in several areas, and suggestions for…
Descriptors: Feedback, Graphs, Librarian Attitudes, Library Administration
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Daum, Patricia B. – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Describes management techniques used by administrators of special libraries to meet library standards while facing drastic reductions in budgets and staff. Ways of managing library acquisitions, stretching staff utilization, and assigning additional responsibilities to special librarians are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Library Acquisition
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Atkinson, Ross – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Discussion of the decline in the purchasing power of academic libraries' acquisitions budgets focuses on why and how the acquisitions budget should be integrated into the broader library and institutional budgeting and planning process to help manage the costs of scholarly communication. Highlights include collection development and remodeling the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Costs, Higher Education
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Hayes, Sherman; Brown, Don – Library Trends, 1994
Presents a trend analysis, using the college library as a model, which maps internal and external financial contacts to show the complexity of library financial dealings. Topics discussed include Total Quality Management; the library's financial role in the parent organization and in worldwide finances; and the profession's response to change.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Economic Change, Economic Factors, Higher Education
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Martin, Murray S. – Library Trends, 1994
Discusses changes in libraries and the influence they have on library budgets. Highlights include reorganization in response to changes; automation, including document delivery in place of acquisitions; the library role; relationships with dealers and vendors; library materials, including the expansion of nonprint materials such as databases; and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Databases, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
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Dunn, John A., Jr.; Martin, Murray S. – Library Trends, 1994
Reviews costs involved in running libraries that are usually not considered. Topics discussed include building and maintenance costs, including insurance; growth costs, including print and/or electronic materials; physical expansion and staff; electronics; cost recovery, i.e., user fees; cost centers and overhead; user-related costs, including…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Building Operation, Costs, Insurance
Dubberly, Ronald A. – American Libraries, 1986
Discusses philosophy and economics of charging users for library services. Free services are advocated for reasons of equal access and intellectual freedom, and alternatives to charging are suggested, citing Seattle Public Library as an example. Opinions and statistics on library fees excerpted from the current literature are included. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Fees, Financial Support, Fines (Penalties)
Borkowski, Casimir; And Others – Library Journal, 1981
Urges library administrators to reject the findings of the Kent Study concerning the curtailment of library acquisitions and the sharing of library materials. The Pittsburgh Senate Library Committee raises serious questions of flawed methodology in the conduct of the study. Seven references are listed. (RAA)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bias, Cost Effectiveness, Library Acquisition
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