The Bottom Line: Volume 8 Issue 4

Editorial

Charles Harmon

Editing a journal boils down to two very separate and distinct functions. First, deciding what articles you want to publish, finding good people to write those articles, and �…

Private funds versus public funds — the ball is in the library's court

Mary Anne Craft

Examines the question of whether private library funds — often acquired by libraries through fundraising efforts — threaten the allocation of local public funds. Reports…

Access to databases: consortial style

Linda S. Bixler

Cooperative library projects are a must in today's economic havoc. The strength of cooperative bargaining can impact what a consortium is able to accomplish for its membership…

Academic library campaigns: suggestions for fundraisers

Marcia J. Myers, Lana W. Carnes

Discusses key elements in academic library campaigns including the development plan, the case statement, the campus campaign, the external campaign and major donors, and various…

Responsibility center management and the university library

James G. Neal, Lynn Smith

Responsibility center management (RCM) is a new fiscal management system which has been introduced at several American universities. It seeks to link academic responsibility and…

Door‐to‐door canvassing and personal contact in library referenda campaigns

Richard B. Hall

Door‐to‐door canvassing is the single most effective campaign activity for persuading undecided voters to support a library issue and for getting “Yes” voters to get out and vote…

Erratum

This article has been withdrawn as it was published elsewhere and accidentally duplicated. The original article can be seen here: 10.1108/01435129410060310. When citing the…