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MONEY, LIBRARIANS, AND EDUCATION
MURRAY S. MARTINA GREAT deal of recent library news has been about money: rising prices, budget cuts, staff cuts; generally, the call to do more with less. Sometimes citizen protest or the…
CUTS POSE CHALLENGES
Murray S. MartinWhile we are by now used to reading about the financial problems faced by libraries, most news arrives piecemeal, about one library or another, and we seldom put it all together…
FUNDRAISING WITH A CONSULTANT: The Case of the Davenport Public Library
Kay K. RungeSmall libraries that do not have a development officer on staff to conduct fundraising efforts may decide to engage the help of a consultant. Based on the experiences of the…
FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR A STABLE FISCAL FUTURE
Betty J. Turock, Andrea PedolskyIt is imperative that every library have a financial plan. The library cannot be managed properly without one, especially if values, not expedience, are to determine priorities…
OPTIONS IN OFFERING A PHOTOCOPY SERVICE
Scott FinetAlthough the process of selecting and managing a self‐service library photocopy operation is complicated and challenging, it often presents the astute library manager with the…
COST CONTAINMENT IN LIBRARIES
Jack Dunn, Murray S. MartinIn May and June, 1991, the College and University Library Association (CULA) conducted a quick mail survey on library cost containment and downsizing, focusing on changes between…
ANALYZING PRODUCTIVITY IN THE ERA OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Judith Jamison SenkevitchLibrarians are becoming more accustomed to using output and performance measures to assess library services. However, in an era of limited funds and increasing accountability, we…
ADVICE YOU CAN BANK ON:: MANAGING YOUR CASH
Richard M. HetzerMost prudent public sector money managers look to a variety of financial services and investment instruments to improve their funds management. In the process, they realize that…
DEPRECIATION OF LIBRARY COLLECTIONS: TERMINOLOGY OF THE DEBATE
Ellory Cbristianson, Sherman HayesSeveral years ago, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) released Statement No. 93: Recognition of Depreciation by Not‐for‐Profit Organizations. The result of this…
PUTTING YOUR LIBRARY ON THE MAP
Philip M. ClarkI'm a fairly visual person in that I can grasp the meaning of something faster when I see it than when I hear it. Since pictures stay with me longer than does print, I am…
THE SOFTWARE ENTERPRISE
Malcolm GetzLibraries depend on entrepreneurs to create and market software to support library functions. This essay describes a software enterprise in pro forma terms so that library…
MARGIN OF EXCELLENCE:The Development Office at the New York Public Library
Susan GoldbergPeople are talking about fundraising for libraries with much greater frequency and regularity than ever before, and the New York Public Library (NYPL) has become the institution…
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