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A FISCAL AGENDA FOR THE 1990s
George Bush is in the White House. The National debt continues to mount. Plans to resolve the trade deficit remain untested. And the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA)  
SERIALS FUNDS: A SURPLUS IS PREDICTED
Tess CareyManaging the serials budget presents an ongoing challenge to librarians. Today, no other budget item is scrutinized as carefully as serials expenditures. Information carries an…
IN THE NEWS
Tapping Nonâ€Tax Sources of Revenue. In an era of scarce library funding, how can libraries find ways to increase their incomes? The ALA office for Research has just released…
SEVEN STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE FUND RAISING
Daniel J. BradburyA FABLE: Once upon a time, a library decided to launch a directâ€mail campaign at Christmastime for a new endowment fund. The library had made meager attempts at fund raising for…
HOW TO WRITE AN AWARDâ€WINNING FINANCIAL REPORT: One Library's Experience
Deanna K. SuterMore and more, libraries are discovering the benefits of preparing and disseminating annual financial reports that meet the high standards set forth by the accounting profession…
WHY BOOKS ARE BOUGHT AND BORROWED
David W. LewisBooks are among the most diverse products of our civilization. They combine a simple technology with the complexity of human thought to provide knowledge, insight, and…
ARE LIBRARIES HOSTAGE TO RISING SERIALS COSTS?
Richard M. DoughertyThe serials pricing crisis—and its underlying causes—is now being recognized. The alarm was sounded several years ago when librarians discovered that some British publishers were…
HOW TO TURN A LIBRARY INTO A PROFIT CENTER:The Law Library Example
Walter E. DohertyCan a library sell a bibliography the way Ivory sells soap? The answer used to be no, but today the answer is somewhere between maybe and yes and involves marketing the library…
SHOULD THERE BE A C.P.A. IN YOUR LIFE?
Sherman Hayes, William P. WigginsOver the course of your career as a librarian, there may be times when you need to hire, consult, or direct an accountant. What can you expect from the services of an accountant…
STREAMLINED GRANTWRITING
Gail McGovernIn his new book, The “How To†Grants Manual (Second ed. Macmillan, 1988), David G. Bauer quotes a student in one of his classes. Her comment sums up this columnist's philosophy on…
Printing Wide Spreadsheets
Philip M. ClarkSqueezing many columns of data into the physical limitations of the normal 8½″ × 11″ or 8½″ × 14″ piece of paper has been a problem for as long as I have been dealing with…
USING SAMPLING TECHNIQUES
Joseph EisnerLibraries are laborâ€intensive operations. And that labor is often in short supply due to budgetary restrictions or other influences beyond the immediate control of the library…
HOW JOURNALS ARE PRICED
Malcolm GetzLibrary managers are facing a problem. Not only won't it go away, but it's been increasing, seemingly at an exponential rate. What is this problem? The increase in the prices…
DEâ€MYSTIFYING MUTUAL FUNDS
Virginia ButterworthThe possibility of new titles by other publishers entering the journals marketplace defines an upper limit on journal prices. An extraordinary high price (with little difference…
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0888-045XOnline date, start – end:
1988Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
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- Professor Susanne Durst