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Shoaf, Eric C. – Library Administration and Management, 2001
Discusses the need for strategic planning in university libraries and describes the planning process, based on experiences at Brown University. Explains the role of task forces that were formed to address six main issues: service to users, collections, educational role, technology, staff development, and facilities and space. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Collections
Snyder, Herbert – Library Administration and Management, 1998
Examines the purpose for using historical costs in library financial records. Discusses the difference between spending money and losing resources. Describes how financial record systems operate and the ways in which accounting treats classes of expenditures. Uses the example of a bookmobile. (AEF)
Descriptors: Accounting, Bookmobiles, Books, Costs
Marman, Edward – Library Administration and Management, 1995
Outlines a method for establishing a depreciated value of a library collection and includes an example of applying the formula for calculating depreciation. The method is based on the useful life of books, other print, and audio visual materials; their original cost; and on sampling subsets or sections of the collection. (JKP)
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Books, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines