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WHCLIS FOCUS: POLITICS AND PRODUCTIVITY
BETTY J. TUROCKFrom July 9–13 in the oppressive heat and humidity of a Washington summer, more than 700 delegates and close to 300 alternates from all over the United States met in Washington…
AUTOMATION OF A SUBURBAN PUBLIC LIBRARY
Ilene HaymIn investigating how to automate a suburban public library, it is found that an integrated, multifunction system will serve best. The system will be based on a single master file…
Zero‐Base Budgeting:: A Tool for Cutting Back
Carol HodlofskiThere are advantages and disadvantages to using zero‐base budgeting (ZBB) in a library. ZBB provides an operating, planning, and budgeting process for managers. Although ZBB is a…
PHOTOCOPY SERVICES IN LIBRARIES
Wayne A. PedersenSelf‐service photocopying is a subject largely neglected by the library community despite its importance to library operations and library users. The extant literature is small…
THE FIRST AUDIT
Sharon BergerA new librarian participating in an audit for the first time studies the process to alleviate her concern. She finds that auditing is an essential form of control in libraries and…
TURNING FINANCIAL FEARS INTO FUNDRAISING FANTASIES
Kimberly TaylorThe phone rang. I answered it. The woman on the other end was a librarian who heard my presentation on how to earn money at the Colorado Educational Media Association Conference a…
OH, NO! THE INTERNAL AUDITOR IS COMING!
Sherman Hayes, Paul W. RhinhartWhen one thinks about accountants (an unlikely or uncommon occurrence for most librarians), we usually envision a certified public accountant working for a big six accounting firm…
THE BUDGET: AN IMPRECISE DOCUMENT FOR COST ANALYSIS
Joseph EisnerIn a previous column in the Winter 1990 issue (volume 4, number 4, page 37), it was pointed out that the budget document usually reflects out‐of‐pocket costs and not true costs…
SPREADSHEET MANIPULATION
Philip M. ClarkJoe Eisner's Bottom Line column in the Winter 1990 (Volume 4, number 4) issue focused on the calculation of true hourly costs of labor. This topic is also discussed in Philip…
MATHEMATICA
Malcolm GetzMathematica is computer software from Wolfram Research, Inc. Mathematica provides an environment for manipulating mathematical ideas symbolically. For example, you can ask…
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