The Bottom Line: Volume 22 Issue 3

Subjects:

Table of contents

Customer acquisition costs: the costs of growing business in public libraries

Larry Nash White

The purpose of this paper is to examine the associated customer acquisition costs of public libraries. The intention of the paper is to develop awareness of the hidden costs…

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Sustainability by engagement

James W. Marcum

The purpose of this paper is to define engagement and propose the utility of the concept in developing sustainable libraries.

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Do we get what we pay for?

Kirstin Steele

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the use of intermediary companies (i.e. jobbers) in library operations

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Cost‐benefit analysis: a disparagement of its misuse and misexplanation

Mott Linn

The purpose of this paper is to argue that when managing strategically, a library administrator might want to use cost‐benefit analysis to justify spending and, consequently…

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Resource management: materials, equipment, facilities

Gary Fitsimmons

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the management of physical resources (materials, equipment, and facilities) as a performance standard for leadership.

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Six new approaches

John Maxymuk

The purpose of this paper is to examine some of the leading competitors to Google in searching the world wide web.

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Philanthropy can begin at home

Emily Silverman

The purpose of this paper is to inspire thinking about the nature of philanthropy.

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Cover of The Bottom Line

ISSN:

0888-045X

Online date, start – end:

1988

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Professor Susanne Durst