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HEA Reauthorization: Deja Vu All Over Again?
Right now, in Washington, decisions are being made about the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. It is important to librarians as the main source of federal funding for…
DIVERTING THE WORST CASE BUDGET
Joseph HopkinsOn April 27, “Black Friday,” the City Manager of the second largest city in New England presented his budget proposal for fiscal year 1991 that was later characterized as “The…
IN THE NEWS
Greenbacks for Denver PL. The Denver Public Library has received a federal grant of nearly $24,000 to increase services to the growing elderly population in Denver. The “Senior…
Federal Funding for Research and Demonstrations: One of the Few Games in Town
Yvonne CarterResearch is vital to any profession that demands continuous improvement, updating, and experimentation. New directions in service require commitment to the development of…
MARKETING: CAN IT IMPROVE COST EFFECTIVENESS?
Sandra LivelyIn the Northeast, taxpayers are looking toward a winter that threatens deeper cuts into their pocketbooks. An economy that was supposed to continue its growth has turned flat. The…
COSTING LIBRARY SYSTEM SERVICES
Anders C. DahlgrenWhat is the cost of basic system services? How can support costs be assigned to system programs? Do current costs vary from system to system? Do they relate to the system funding…
NEW MANAGEMENT ATTENTION TO INFORMATION: What You Need to Know to Push Those Buttons
Michael E.D. Koenig, Marianne BroadbentIn order to manage library or information functions you must be able to persuasively communicate with your management. To accomplish this, you must communicate in the language of…
Charging Back, Charging Out, Charging Fees
Alice Sizer WarnerHow do librarians charge back, charge out, and charge fees rather than have the cost of their operations totally accounted for as overhead expense? There is no one‐size‐fits‐all…
MANAGER OF SPENDING: PURCHASING TRENDS AND TERMS IN THE BUSINESS AND LIBRARY COMMUNITIES
Sherman HayesIn his article in Purchasing, James Morgan uses the phrase “manager of spending” to describe what many of us do in our daily tasks. The phrase struck home with me particularly now…
Community Foundations: Giving In and For the Local Community
Susan GoldbergCommunity Foundations are becoming an increasingly popular avenue for philanthropy in the United States. They may serve a particular city, as do the Pittsburgh Foundation and the…
Contingency Budgeting
Joseph EisnerIn times of fiscal stringency, budget formulators are often hard pressed to reduce expenditures. While the requirement to “cut costs” may initially provide the impetus for public…
Scanners Save Time and Dollars
Philip M. ClarkFor some time I have been intrigued by the idea of using a device to scan a printed report and save the image to a file that could be manipulated by a word processor or a…
Retrenchment
Malcolm GetzFrom time to time library budgets do not grow at a rate sufficient to sustain current library operations. In such circumstances, library managers must retrench. Although strategic…
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