Citation
(2006), "2006 Awards for Excellence", The Bottom Line, Vol. 19 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/bl.2006.17019daa.002
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2006, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2006 Awards for Excellence
The following article was selected for this years Outstanding Paper Award for
The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances
"Ten tips for advocacy: a look at cash for buildings"
Tina KereszturyNew Jersey State Library, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Purpose To find new ways to finance the construction of new libraries in the State of New Jersey, this paper seeks to use advocacy as the operational lens to get new buildings delivered to library users. Design/methodology/approach Using construction as a framework, the author gives a checklist of ten factors on which to develop ones advocacy program for construction.
Findings Funding for libraries is difficult and hard to secure and all types of government allocations are becoming increasingly competitive to secure. This look at finding alternative approaches, using bonds and other activities, will give librarians real solutions to crushing problems of facilities.
Originality/value The ten factors of advocacy, using construction as an example, such as when and how to do presentation and which contacts to develop and exploit, are part of the value of this paper. State resources are commonly a long-"term process in securing, so librarians setting these factors in place could develop the needed long-term relationship for securing funds for new buildings or any other new activity. 2006 Awards for Excellence
Keywords: Bonds, Buildings, Federal Government, Grants, Public libraries, United States of America
www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/08880450510613588
This article originally appeared in Volume 18 Number 3, 2005,
The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances
The following article was selected for this years Highly Commended Award
"The Canadian National Site Licensing Project and the logic model"
Ellen Hoffman
This article originally appeared in Volume 18 Number 1, 2005, The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances
"Potential for fee-based library services in Pakistan"
Khalid Mahmood
Abdul Hameed
Syed Jalaluddin Haider
This article originally appeared in Volume 18 Number 4, 2005, The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances
"PILOT payments: a potential revenue source for public libraries"
Jerry Nichols
This article originally appeared in Volume 18 Number 4, 2005, The Bottom Line: Managing Library Finances