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Thomas L. Walker II – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Public institutions of higher education have seen mandatory state budget cuts for more than 20years, with each year's cut being larger than the previous. These statewide education cuts have affected academic libraries in a major way, resulting in purchasing cutbacks, decreased subscription renewals and cancellations. These drastic cuts in library…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Administration, Research Libraries, Budgeting
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Cottrell, Terry – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2011
Reactionary stances against pending budget cuts should be considered to be less favorable positioning for library leaders versus more proactive and anticipatory strategies. By changing the attitudinal and service posturing of library staff and services, libraries can show themselves as a more essential function to their colleges. Budget cuts…
Descriptors: Library Personnel, Academic Libraries, Fear, Library Services
Dolak, Frank J. – 1985
This annotated bibliography provides citations for selected English language journal articles and books that stress and address general, broad concerns of the academic library. Following citations of two bibliographies, the citations are presented in six general categories: (l) budgeting (12 titles); (2) decision making (9 titles); (3) directing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annotated Bibliographies, Budgeting, Decision Making
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Rockman, Ilene R. – Education Libraries, 1981
Discusses the need for standards in education libraries and provides lists of criteria for standards in services, collection, personnel, facilities, budget, and administration and governance to be used as a starting point. A 12-item bibliography is included. (CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Guidelines, Library Administration
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Martin, Murray S. – Library Trends, 1994
Discusses changes in libraries and the influence they have on library budgets. Highlights include reorganization in response to changes; automation, including document delivery in place of acquisitions; the library role; relationships with dealers and vendors; library materials, including the expansion of nonprint materials such as databases; and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Databases, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
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Dunn, John A., Jr.; Martin, Murray S. – Library Trends, 1994
Reviews costs involved in running libraries that are usually not considered. Topics discussed include building and maintenance costs, including insurance; growth costs, including print and/or electronic materials; physical expansion and staff; electronics; cost recovery, i.e., user fees; cost centers and overhead; user-related costs, including…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Building Operation, Costs, Insurance
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1977
This kit on resource allocation in academic and research libraries contains nine primary source documents and a concise summary of a 1976 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey on management of fiscal spending activities in ARL libraries. Based on responses from 70 libraries, the summary discusses 3 specific subjects within the general…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Fund Raising, Higher Education
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Dewey, Barbara I. – Library Trends, 1994
Discusses personnel cost projections as a component of overall academic library planning. Topics addressed include strategic planning; the impact of the external environment; accountability; visions and values; technology and personnel costs; new program initiatives; client-centered philosophies; cost studies; and the personnel program cost…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accountability, Budgeting, Cost Effectiveness
Woodward, Jeannette – Library Administration & Management, 1996
Although telecommuting has been found to increase productivity and morale in business environments, libraries rarely consider it. This article discusses telecommuting's potential impact on contact with users, length of employment, job descriptions, budgets, management style, communication, and workflow. This option may help libraries retain older…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Guidelines, Institutional Environment, Job Development
Vasi, John – 1983
In July 1982, 10 member libraries of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) were surveyed to obtain information on their existing budget practices. Libraries participating in the study were the University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Chicago; University of Colorado; University of Florida; Iowa State University; Notre Dame…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
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
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 1994
Addresses issues of safety and security in libraries. Topics discussed include keeping library collections safe; patron behavioral problems; factoring loss into the budget; staff theft; access versus security; apathy regarding library crime; a need for a unified security apparatus; preventive measures; staff and patron safety; and a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Alarm Systems, Behavior Problems, Books
Chircop, Saviour – 1985
The first of five chapters in this master's thesis examines the current status of media facilities and historical factors that have contributed to their development. An analysis of the design of media facilities following the principle of "form follows function" begins in the second chapter, which expounds a theoretical model of the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Budgeting, Centralization, Design Requirements
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. Div. of Educational Media. – 1986
Designed to be used for planning, developing and evaluating media programs that will support the competency based curriculum delineated in North Carolina's Teacher Handbook, this third edition of Media Program Recommendations contains guidelines and criteria for the school and system-level media services and resources that are essential for…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Budgeting, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education
King Research, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1980
In the fall of 1978, field visits--involving facility tours and interviews with administrators, school and library personnel, and patients--were made to institutions run by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. This department includes the Aged and Chronically Ill, the Juvenile Services, the Mental Hygiene, and the Mental…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Delinquency, Formative Evaluation, Institutional Libraries
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