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SHOULD TELEPHONE COMPANIES PROVIDE INFORMATION SERVICE?
BETTY J. TUROCKSince the breakup of AT&T, policy debates on the provision of information services—including broadband telecommunications and electronic information—has made news. For librarians…
LIBRARY RESPONSES TO BUDGET CUTS
MURRAY S. MARTINThe last Fiscal Currents examined the challenges represented by budget cuts. This column will look at some of the ways that libraries have responded and suggest further action if…
OUT‐OF‐PRINT BUT NOT OUT OF MIND
Heather S. MillerIn the past, librarians have often viewed antiquarian booksellers somewhat negatively—making money from those precious tomes that belong in rare book collections. In fact…
PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT THEORY AND FINANCIAL DECISION‐MAKING
Ronald L. GilardiThe participatory management model, or at least techniques for systematically sharing authority, has been with us for decades. In broad terms, the model concerns the delegation of…
FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO LIBRARIES: CURRENT GRANT PROGRAMS AND ISSUES
Wayne Clifton RiddleA variety of federal programs have provided financial assistance to public and college libraries since enactment of the original Library Services Act in 1956, or even the…
GETTING TO YES: A FUNDRAISING ATTITUDE THAT WORKS
Kimberly TaylorSuccess in fundraising requires chutzpah. You have to be willing to take risks. You have to know how to handle success and how to take defeats. Before you begin, you have to…
FOUR WORTHWHILE SOFTWARE PRODUCTS
Philip M. ClarkThere are several new or revised software products that I want to talk about in this column. I've found them to be worth the time and expense and think you might, too. The first…
THE CHART OF ACCOUNTS: OPPORTUNITIES AND PITFALLS
Sherman Hayes, Paul SilvaNo matter what your level of sophistication in accounting and budgeting concepts, you surely know about the Chart of Accounts. Just because the term is familiar, however, does not…
DOCUMENT DELIVERY
Malcolm GetzI log into Acorn, Vanderbilt's electron library catalog and index system and identify a half‐dozen items that I wish to review for a current research project. They comprise two…
THE FUNDRAISING ASSESSMENT: THE BASIS FOR A CAMPAIGN
Susan GoldbergAs librarians begin to contemplate a fundraising program for their institution, they first must determine whether or not they are positioned correctly to undertake such an effort…
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