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THE TWILIGHT ZONE OF LIBRARY BUDGETING
It is alarming that the budget technique which is almost universally criticized as ineffective is the one almost universally used by libraries. Few library managers use innovative…
FUNDING STRATEGIES FOR SURVIVAL
Suzanne WaltersFunding strategy is a management concept, a financial tool used by the corporate world whose eye is firmly on fixed profits and losses. One might expect the term to have little…
IN THE NEWS
Bernard MargolisElectronic Information Pilot Nixed for Depository Libraries. The House Legislative Appropriations Subcommittee on June 10, and the full Appropriations Committee on June 18, passed…
ON THEIR TERMS: Preparing Libraries for a Competitive Environment
W. David PennimanAll 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…
MAKING LEADERS IN LIBRARY FINANCE
Tim MoffattIt is perplexing that the library profession, which has made such a prodigious response to changing technology and has worked ceaselessly to provide users with the best and latest…
A CIRCULATION SYSTEM COST PROFILE
Christine M. MurchioThe first question a library manager should ask when deciding whether or not to automate the library's circulation function is: Will an automated system help the library meet its…
FUND RAISING BY STRATEGIC DESIGN
Edwin S. ClayIn a scene from Alice in Wonderland, the White Rabbit waits nervously to testify before the Red Queen. Explaining that he has never given testimony before, the Rabbit asks for…
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE NETWORK ENVIRONMENT: What Network Members Should Know
Eileen A. CurtisNo matter the size of a particular network, its location, its service direction, or the number of services it provides it members, there is a common thread it shares with all…
COMPARING COMPUTER COSTS AMONG LIBRARIES? GOOD LUCK!
Sherman HayesThe exponential growth of computers in all phases of library operations has brought with it need for library managers to analyze computing and related costs and to compare them…
LOCAL FUND RAISING: DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF LIBRARIES
Gail McGovernFifteen years ago, when I became a city library director, my highest priority was to increase the percentage of city residents who used the library to 100 percent. During my first…
KEEPING TRACK
Philip M. ClarkHere's a problem that a number of managers may face: How to keep track of expenditures for personnel by different locations or departments when certain staff members work in more…
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Gloria DinermanWhile each of our fifty states have varied restrictions on legal investments for library funds, generally, putting funds into new issues as opposed to securities is considered…
DEPOSITORY LIBRARIES AND THE ECONOMICS OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION: Part 1
Malcolm GetzThe Federal Document Depository Program still appears to be locked in print even though an increasing amount of federal information is available electronically. But, since…
SELECTING SOFTWARE, PART II: THE FUNCTION PROFILE FORM
Vicki A. AlfanoWhen selecting library management software it is very important to develop a thorough acquaintance with what is available and to know what questions to ask. But, no matter how…
LIFE INSURANCE — A TAX SHELTER?
Virginia ButterworthWhen my daughter was an infant, I took out a $10,000 whole‐life insurance policy on myself. Seventeen years later I canceled the policy and received less cash than I would have…
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