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Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, The
ISSN: 0888-045X
Online from: 1988
Subject Area: Library and Information Studies
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Implementing change and reorganization in the acquisitions departments at the University of Alabama and the University of Florida
| Title: | Implementing change and reorganization in the acquisitions departments at the University of Alabama and the University of Florida |
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| Author(s): | Robin Champieux, (Blackwell, Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA), Millie Jackson, (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA), Steven Carrico, (University of Florida Libraries, Gainesville, Florida, USA) |
| Citation: | Robin Champieux, Millie Jackson, Steven Carrico, (2008) "Implementing change and reorganization in the acquisitions departments at the University of Alabama and the University of Florida", Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances, The, Vol. 21 Iss: 4, pp.113 - 121 |
| Keywords: | Academic libraries, Organizational change, Organizational restructuring, United States of America |
| Article type: | Case study |
| DOI: | 10.1108/08880450810929080 (Permanent URL) |
| Publisher: | Emerald Group Publishing Limited |
| Abstract: | Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the motivations, creation, and implementation of workflow and organizational redesigns within two academic library acquisitions departments: the University of Alabama (UA) and the University of Florida (UF). Design/methodology/approach – Both institutions utilized a combination of goal identification, staff contribution, and Blackwell's workflow consulting services to build and implement new acquisitions workflows. Findings – A comparison of the projects reveals two paths to conducting a reorganization of acquisitions in academic libraries, but with the same goal: doing more with less staff while promoting a more cost-efficient model of operations. Originality value – In evaluating these analysis projects at UA and UF, common successes that are applicable to future undertakings were identified. |
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