Traditional budgeting starts with the previous year's budget, but zero base budgeting demands that each activity be justified from "scratch," and establishes a number of increments for each unit, in order of priority. Given the set of increments and the money available, management can determine what activities to finance. (Author)

Describes the library renovation project of the MITRE Corporation's Washington Center Library in which limited space was stretched and made more efficient through the collaboration of library management, architect, and contractor. (Author/JD)

Enumerates principles and practices helpful in improving library administration while coping with budget cuts. (PF)

Reviews the Purdue University Libraries' experience with the Management Review and Analysis Program technique, a self-study approach developed for libraries. (PF)

Notes that library literature has begun to treat the subject of merit systems with the help of management theory and claims that, with the assistance of both fields, it should be possible to develop a progressive evaluation system for library personnel. (Author/JD)