Library Trends articles from January 1994

Library Trends archives from January 1994

The library as information center: a "utility" model for information resource management and support. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract Advances in information technology are transforming the way people work, communicate, and document their activities. At the same time, the global nature of the modern organization has dictated the development of convenient...

The library as community center. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract This article deals with the role that the public library plays as a center for community activities, as a civic building, and as a representative of government as it interfaces with citizens, and some of the problems and...

The library as a business: mapping the pervasiveness of financial relationships in today's library. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract This article is a trend analysis, using the college library as a model, which maps internal and external financial contacts in order to develop an awareness of the pervasive complexity of library financial dealings. Topics...

Strategic planning and program budgeting for libraries. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract This article will examine what products and services libraries offer their customers, define some of them, and show how to calculate the full cost of providing them. Program budgeting and cost-finding methodologies are...

Getting comfortable with change: a new budget model for libraries in transition. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract The present budget model for libraries is not serving libraries well during this time of transition to an increasingly electronic knowledge environment. The existing model inhibits organizational flexibility and exacerbates...

Sustaining organization advantage in times of financial uncertainty: the context for research & development investments by academic libraries. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract This article will establish a managerial context for the expenditure of funds for research and development (R&D) by academic libraries. Ultimately, conclusions are drawn concerning the nature of these investments by libraries...

Fund-raising as a key to the library's future. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract The growth and development of library fund-raising in the United States is reviewed within the context of library history as well as in the greater context of the development of contemporary philanthropy in this country. The...

The changing library environment. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract In simpler times, libraries operated in a relatively closed environment. Apart from book dealers and the local administration, few other participants impinged on library operations. Now libraries must operate within an...

The metamorphosis of the information resources budget. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract The major discretionary area of any library's fiscal resources is the information resources budget. The fiscal crisis occurring in higher education over the past five years has led many research and academic libraries to...

Recent trends in academic library materials expenditures. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract Library expenditures have increased faster than inflation over the last six years. Ironically, libraries are losing ground economically in several key areas. How can this be? Claims on the library dollar - not only unit...

The evolution of approval services. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract This article illustrates the major developments in book approval plans and information dissemination and document distribution services based on approval-like concepts. A brief history of modern book approval plans and...

Library automation, networking, and other online and new technology costs in academic libraries. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract Using the costs for the library automation activities at Southern Methodist University plus a review of the literature in automation costs and requirements, the authors present some of the hidden as well as obvious budgetary...

Personnel costs and patterns in libraries. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract Personnel cost projections are becoming a key component in overall library planning. Strategic plans and the results of a process of defining visions and values provide critical guides to where and how personnel should be...

The architectural and interior design planning process. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract Libraries' resources, services, and programs depend upon the space layout and installation of certain types of furniture and equipment. Operating costs depend in large measure upon how well the facilities are designed. This...

The whole cost of libraries. (Library Finance: New Needs, New Models)
January 1, 1994... Abstract Most people think of the cost of a library in terms of its assigned budget, which sets out the annual allocation of specific sums of money for specific purposes. This budget is only symbolic since, in many cases, certain...