TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to point out that it is likely that if research is to be done about library finances, working librarians will probably have to take the lead.Design/methodology/approach– The paper discusses why librarians should take charge of doing research about library finances.Findings– More research needs to be done to help librarians maximize their resources.Originality/value– The paper is a call for librarians to take action to overcome the dearth of research done about library finances. VL - 23 IS - 2 SN - 0888-045X DO - 10.1108/08880451011073536 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/08880451011073536 AU - Linn Mott PY - 2010 Y1 - 2010/01/01 TI - A call to action T2 - The Bottom Line PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 60 EP - 62 Y2 - 2024/09/20 ER -