The Bottom Line: Volume 27 Issue 2

Subjects:

Table of contents

To E or not to E …

Anthony McMullen

The purpose of this paper is to provide insights and commentary into issues encountered in maintaining library technologies and electronic resources on a limited budget and with…

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Strategic budgeting instead of strategic planning

Terrance Luther Cottrell

This article aims to explain why sometimes separating strategic budgeting from strategic planning can be advantageous for library staff as a means of reshaping debate about…

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Librarians and their bequests

Kirstin Steele

– The purpose of this article is to consider librarians as donors.

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The challenge of exceptional communication

Gary Fitsimmons

– The purpose of this article is to promote good communication practices.

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Can a mentoring program save you money?

Michael A. Crumpton

The purpose of this article is to suggest that a benefit-cost analysis should be performed for mentoring activities so as to justify the effort and expense and as a tool for…

472

Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the positive

Ann M. Watson

– The purpose of this column is to address how utilizing positive psychology can be beneficial in solving complex problems and increasing staff productivity.

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Reward systems promote high-performance work teams achieving library mission

Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis

The purpose of this paper is to discuss that development and recognition of human capital is a shared responsibility reflecting a delicate balance with employees on one side and…

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Creating the library experience

Robert Howard Kieserman

The purpose of this paper is to explore the elements of a library’s daily operations that contribute to the overall experience visitors to the library hopefully enjoy. Beyond the…

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Greek libraries’ funding: a Greek tragedy with(out) euros and “katharsis”

Dimitrios Kondylis

The purpose of the paper is to point out the importance, value and the economic status of the public information services (PIS), which are in danger and to propose alternative…

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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