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Direct linkTenopir, Carol; Baker, Gayle; Grogg, Jill – Library Journal, 2010
With fancy new software developments and growth in both the richness of content and delivery options for information resources, the Database Marketplace 2010 is a feast for buyers. Unfortunately, institutional budget cuts may force more of a famine mentality--with belt-tightening for most, and only purchases that are life-sustaining being served…
Descriptors: Databases, Electronic Libraries, Online Vendors, Library Administration
Blankinship, Donna Gordon – Library Journal, 2005
Branches in shopping malls help build community by attracting new patrons to the library. They help libraries offer exciting new venues with a retail-like approach and raise awareness of the work libraries are doing. In some cases, though not at Glendale, the library is more cost-effective owing to the smaller space used to serve patrons. These…
Descriptors: Library Facilities, Public Libraries, Library Services, Library Development
Morris, Dilys E.; Wool, Gregory – Library Journal, 1999
Iowa State University's cost study proves academic librarians can keep cataloging in-house and save staff costs. Several factors play a role in the productivity surge at ISU: increasing use of shared cataloging; growth of online authoring files; expanding role of support staff; increasing automation of catalogers' work; and structural flattening…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Library Automation
Fox, Bette-Lee; Cassin, Erin – Library Journal, 1996
A number of library projects show the cost-effectiveness of sharing space in buildings. Six tables provide statistics for new academic and public library buildings; additions and renovations; renovations only; and a six-year cost summary. Photographs of library interiors and exteriors illustrate the article. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Building Conversion, Construction Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Sanville, Tom – Library Journal, 1999
Discusses consortium-based licensing as a means of meeting libraries' information resources needs. Topics include information needs, the need for more affordable information, requirements for libraries and for vendors, competition across disciplines, saving money, pricing and market practices, experiences at OhioLINK, and future possibilities.…
Descriptors: Competition, Consortia, Cost Effectiveness, Futures (of Society)
Schuman, Patricia Glass – Library Journal, 1998
Argues that recent decisions to outsource library collection development are not isolated incidents but attempts to privatize whole core services and even management of libraries. Examines three misconceptions about the private sector: that it can do it better and cheaper, that accountability to the marketplace is more effective than government,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
