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Peer reviewedUden, Janet – Journal of Library Automation, 1980
Describes the generation and utilization of financial reports by the online book order system developed at the University of Massachusetts. A series of reports record monthly book transactions, use of funds by subject and type of publication, and the performance of vendors. (Author/RAA)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Case Studies, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Peer reviewedGleeson, Michael E.; Ottensmann, John R. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Proposes ways in which computerized data available in public libraries can be organized and used for management decision making. Experiences in the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library system and the Monroe County (Indiana) Public Library system are described, and use of the data for preparing materials acquisition budgets is discussed. (36…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Cataloging, Decision Making, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedZehery, Mohamed H. – International Information & Library Review, 1997
This study of state university libraries in Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates provides information on library organization and analysis of collections, services, staffing, budgeting, expenditures, automation, and information technology. Suggests further research is needed in collections, services and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Cooper, Jane – 1984
This study describes and analyzes the involvement of library and university groups and individuals in arriving at major library decisions concerning budgeting, automation, policy making, and operational issues in 12 selected university libraries. Site visits, interviews, and questionnaires were used to compare the decision making roles of…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making
Peer reviewedOttensmann, John R.; Gleeson, Michael E. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1993
Describes a computerized decision support system based on circulation data that was developed to assist the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library in materials acquisition budgeting and other library management decision making. The budget allocation model is explained, and implementation and testing of the decision support system is described.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Decision Support Systems, Library Acquisition
Download full textPickard, Patricia W. – 1991
This paper discusses the results of a project designed to gather data that the Library Media Coordinators of DeKalb County (Georgia) Schools can use to evaluate several aspects of online searching in the county's secondary schools. The project, involving responses from library media specialists (LMSs) from 24 DeKalb secondary schools (5 junior…
Descriptors: Budgeting, High Schools, Junior High Schools, Librarian Attitudes
Peer reviewedHauptman, Robert; Anderson, Carol L. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Describes the results of a 1990 survey of public, school, special, and university libraries that investigated attitudes toward technological applications and implementations. Topics include the use of various technologies, including CD-ROM; budget allocations to technology; patrons' use of technology; staff training; the necessity for planning;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
