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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
Cummings, Martin M. – Library Administration & Management, 1989
Argues that librarians need to be concerned with cost analysis of library functions and services because, in the allocation of resources, decision makers will favor library managers who demonstrate understanding of the relationships between costs and productive outputs. Factors that should be included in a reliable scheme for cost accounting are…
Descriptors: Accountability, Budgets, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Support
Diedrichs, Carol Pitts – Library Administration & Management, 1996
Identifies the types of individuals engaged in financial activities with whom an acquisitions librarian at a university library may need to interact. Discusses why financial relationships with these individuals are important to acquisitions librarians and how these relationships can be established and enhanced. (JMV)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Human Relations, Librarians
Lewis, Eleanor J.; And Others – Library Administration & Management, 1993
Shows how libraries can save money and energy with energy-efficient technologies, improving maintenance, and encouraging staff efforts to conserve energy. Specific techniques such as life-cycle cost analysis and energy audits focusing on lighting, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and water efficiency are described. Funding options and…
Descriptors: Building Operation, Climate Control, Cost Effectiveness, Energy Audits
English, Ray; And Others – Library Administration & Management, 1992
Three papers on library budget priorities for the 1990s discuss (1) reallocating the budget to spend less on staff and more on collections and access; (2) budget concerns of public libraries, emphasizing the future role of libraries; and (3) the academic library perspective, including assumptions, evaluation, and new paradigms related to library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Evaluation Needs, Futures (of Society)
Graves, Diane J. – Library Administration & Management, 1992
This transcript of an interview with Jonathan Piel, editor of "Scientific American," discusses communication between scientists and readers; scientific research publications and the publishing industry; universities as research publishers; library budget reductions and purchasing decisions; electronic publishing; NREN (National Research…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Editors, Electronic Publishing
