... in library infrastructure, technology and (most importantly) raw collections is what makes libraries good for all. Terry Cottrell can be contacted at: tcottrell@stfrancis.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Cost control Leadership Strategy Expenses Service offerings Collections...

... Libraries Serials Collections management Electronic journals Return on investment User expectations The story of Nature becomes even more compelling when we take into account the usage statistics of the relatively small amount of content (full text from June 1997 to the present with a one...

.... Findings In the traditional library collection management model, the documents deemed to be most suitable for the libraries were chosen title by title, and the amounts paid were based on the volume of titles chosen. In the analog model, this resulted in a large investment in similar collections...

...://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304567604576456430727129532.html . E‐books Paper Collections Libraries Collections management Business planning “Borders Group Inc.'s imminent demise marks the first major causality of the digital era in buying and reading books” reads the opening...

... data. The paper seeks to demonstrate the dangerous illusion of objectivity that formulas can create when implemented. Roger L. Cross can be contacted at: rcross@lib.siu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Libraries Budgets Collections management Monographic allocation...

... Publishing Limited 2010 Libraries Financial information Information management Collections management Hidden costs and unexpected expenses are unpleasant surprises for anyone managing a budget. Ideally, a budget should balance expenditures and funding so that every cost is covered...

... Group Publishing Limited 2010 Fundraising Libraries Philanthropy Collections management Over the last few years, in an increasingly difficult economic period, donor interest has remained strong in a few key areas: innovative technological projects, extension of library hours...

... The paper provides guidelines that should greatly benefit librarians in facilitating a periodicals review and the resulting cuts during difficult economic times while still providing the service to which users are accustomed. Academic libraries Collections management Serials United States of America...

... The paper will help librarians better manage their libraries by considering how to create alliances with other units. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Collections management Negotiating Librarians The reason for having diplomatic relations is not to confer a compliment...

... development easier. Originality/value The idea of a collection management plan is not new, of course, but listing some concrete benefits underscores its importance. Until Steven Foote started asking questions about our collection size, growth, and deselection plans, writing a collection management plan...

... are wonderful. Print library collections can also have lasting value if planned and developed with your patron base in mind. If you think this is an idea worth pursuing, let me hear from you at marcum@fdu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Libraries Collections management Sustainable...

... library services to the poor: © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Public libraries Information services Library users Collections management Disadvantaged groups The American Library Association Policy Manual opens its section on services to the poor with these words (American...

... many decision‐makers focus on controlling IT capital costs rather than post‐deployment costs (COMPAQ, 2003). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Collections management Libraries Library services Integration Cost accounting In 2002, libraries spent more than $530 million...

... program. Fundraising Academic libraries Collections management Charitable donations Philanthropy Academic library fundraising is a relatively recent trend. Two decades ago, library development and fundraising for the library were virtually unknown. Today, state support for higher education...

... storage Librarians Collections management At the end of the nineteenth century, 400,000 papyrus fragments were discovered in historic garbage dumps outside of the central Egyptian town of Oxyrhychus. The papyrus documents were blackened and partly consumed by worms and thus were unreadable...

... libraries Library users Collections management Keywords: Public libraries, Library Users, Collections management It is always disappointing when a long-standing business in a community closes its doors. They are landmarks. They are part of the everyday fabric of what makes a community what...

... Collections management Public libraries Library users Forecasting Keywords: Libraries, Sciences, Collections management, Public libraries, Library users, Forecasting Science news, while interesting, is often not earth-shaking in the library world. However, October 2004 witnessed breaking...

... publishing Information media Serials Periodical subscriptions Collections management The importance of scholarly discourse and communication of ideas, knowledge and methods is central to the advancement of mankind's knowledge and understanding. The mechanisms for communication have evolved over...

... and stability. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Electronic publishing Serials Information media University libraries Collections management Canada The Canadian National Site Licensing Project (CNSLP) is a three‐year demonstration project funded by the Canada Foundation...

... be confusing and sometimes necessitates assistance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Collections management Serials Information management Electronic journals Seven years ago, the first column I wrote for this journal was concerned with libraries' ongoing struggles with serial...