The Bottom Line: Volume 19 Issue 2

Approaching a three‐day turnaround for e‐reserves: learning from Amtrak's mistakes

The purpose of this paper is to apply the best practices defined by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) in its assessment of Amtrak to infrastructure improvements in electronic…

Income‐generating activities: a viable financial source for African academic libraries?

The purpose of this paper is to determine the current state of financial support of African university libraries, and explore non‐traditional methods of providing funding for them.

Honest talk about finance in director recruitment

This paper aims to provide an overview on how important funding is to what can be accomplished by a library director, and how it impacts library management decisions.

A tribute to Gwen Leighty

The purpose of the paper is to provide a tribute to the life and work of library fund‐raiser Gwen Leighty.

How does it look?

The purpose of this paper is to remind readers that library online catalogs should be simple, easy to use, and graphically appealing if they are to be successful.

Career development, or, retooling for a relevant future

Curiosity, lies and audiotape

Noteworthy and newsworthy