The Cost of Library Services: Activity-Based Costing in an Australian Academic Library.

Robinson, Peter; Ellis-Newman, Jennifer

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ERIC Number: EJ580121

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Publication Date: 1998

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The Cost of Library Services: Activity-Based Costing in an Australian Academic Library.

Robinson, Peter; Ellis-Newman, Jennifer

Journal of Academic Librarianship, v24 n5 p373-79 Sep 1998

Explains activity-based costing (ABC), discusses the benefits of ABC to library managers, and describes the steps involved in implementing ABC in an Australian academic library. Discusses the budgeting process in universities, and considers benefits to the library. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Costs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Expenditures, Library Services

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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