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ON THEIR TERMS: Preparing Libraries for a Competitive Environment

W. David Penniman (Director of Libraries & Information Systems AT&T Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, New Jersey)

The Bottom Line

ISSN: 0888-045X

Article publication date: 1 March 1988

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Abstract

All libraries, whether in the public or private sector, operate in a competitive arena. They compete with other organizations for finite and scarce resources in a zerosum game. Unfortunately, there are winners and losers. The losers are not necessarily the organizations that have the least to offer; they are often the organizations least prepared to express their value and contribution in terms understood by their funders.

Citation

Penniman, W.D. (1988), "ON THEIR TERMS: Preparing Libraries for a Competitive Environment", The Bottom Line, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb025123

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1988, MCB UP Limited

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