The Bottom Line: Volume 4 Issue 2

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Library Education and Manufactured Fiscal Crises

Recent times have not been good times for library education. The latest Bowker Annual lists only 54 accredited programs in the United States, down from 63 at the beginning of the…

FEDERAL FUNDS FOR NETWORKING

Linda Loeb

Whenever new money is appropriated for libraries, it's cause for celebration. That was particularly rare in the early 1980s, but recently Congress has recognized the need for…

IN THE NEWS

Murray Martin

Columbia Closes Library School. The Trustees of Columbia University voted Monday, June 4, to phase out the School of Library Service (SLS) over the next two years and seek to move…

TIMING IT RIGHT: How Librarians Can Influence the Federal Budget

Lilia Pavlovsky

On March 15, President Bush signed HR 2742 into law, officially putting the five‐year reauthorization of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) into place. The House of…

LIBRARIES AND SUBSCRIPTION AGENTS: Evaluating Fees for Services

N. Bernard Buzzy Basch, Judy McQueen

Most libraries use a combination of three methods for acquiring serials: purchase through subscription agencies and other vendors, purchase direct from publishers, and the…

COSTING QUESTION HANDLING AND ILL/PHOTOCOPYING: A Study of Two State Contract Libraries

Barbara M. Robinson

Few studies are available that attempt to determine how much it costs to provide supplemental question handling and interlibrary loan (ILL) and photocopying services to local…

COSTING, CHARGING, AND PRICING:Related But Different Decisions

Larry Herman

The decision about whether to charge for library services is part political and part programmatic. In librarianship this is the subject of considerable debate. As an accountant, I…

TAXING THE NONPROFIT: UBIT: The Unrelated Business Income Tax

Joseph J. Newpol, Sherman Hayes

Last year, the American Library Association paid federal income taxes!

STARTING A DEVELOPMENT OFFICE: ONE ACADEMIC LIBRARY'S EXPERIENCE

Susan Goldberg

Many libraries, both academic and public, are considering institutionalizing their fundraising activities and hiring a development officer. The development officer, usually not a…

THE MARKETING BUDGET: HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?

Joe Eisner

Although I usually write this column on cutting costs, in this issue I'd like to address the cost of using marketing techniques to expand the library's client base. At first this…

WHAT COST ACCURACY?

Philip M. Clark

How accurate are those numbers you rely upon so heavily? Do you have problems getting accurate data entry from your clerks? How do you determine the degree of accuracy of your…

ENDOWMENT

Malcolm Getz

Academic libraries often wish to build endowments as a principal goal of fund raising activities. For example, one library development brochure begins: “Northwestern University…

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