2012 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2012 Awards for Excellence From: The Bottom Line: Managing library finances, Volume 26, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for The Bottom Line
``Maximizing an economic recession through strategic organizational repositioning''
Adam MurrayUniversity Libraries, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, USA
Purpose - The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the possibilities for strategically and politically repositioning a library, despite economic hardships, for stronger relations with administration, local government, and user communities.
Design/methodology/approach - The paper presents a case study of Murray State University Libraries' efforts to seize the current recession to conduct capital construction planning, donor development, and political positioning for a new library facility. Additionally, the case study details some of the activities undertaken during the recession to implement a pay-per-view journal article process and value-added reference services.
Findings - This case study finds that strategically repositioning a library with administration, local government, or the user community can be undertaken on either larger or smaller scales, depending on the particular circumstances in which a library operates.
Originality/value - While the literature is rife with papers urging libraries and librarians to undertake strategic and political repositioning efforts during economic recessions, this paper provides a holistic case study of a library successfully doing just that.
Keywords: Academic libraries, Information services,Organizational planning, Partnership, Public libraries, Value added
This article originally appeared in Volume 24 Number 1, 2011, pp. 13-23, The Bottom Line: Managing library finances
The following articles were selected for this year's Highly Commended Award
``Data-driven budget reductions: a case study''
Denise D. Novak, Afeworki Paulos, Gloriana St. Clair
This article originally appeared in Volume 24 Number 1, 2011, The Bottom Line: Managing library finances
``Is the balanced scorecard right for academic libraries?''
Michele M. Reid
This article originally appeared in Volume 24 Number 2, 2011, The Bottom Line: Managing library finances
``The recession, budgets, expectations and realities''
Charles I. Guarria
This article originally appeared in Volume 24 Number 4, 2011, The Bottom Line: Managing library finances
