.... Social implications – Administrators can use the recommendations in this column. Originality/value – This is an original viewpoint. Decision-making is a daily activity for information professionals and administrators. Choosing a course of action, determining how to invest resources or which...

...Anthony McMullen Purpose This article's aim is to provide insights into issues encountered in maintaining library technologies on a limited budget and with limited personnel. Design/methodology/approach The article uses real world experiences to provide commentary on decision‐making practices...

... in nature. Libraries Librarians Financial management Decision making Communication Library leaders inhabit more than one landscape at all times even though financial problems are often presented in singular cause and effect manners. The case of the Utah library replacing personnel...

...‐the‐board materials cuts is inequitable and resembles a regressive flat‐tax. Research limitations/implications The paper argues that sound economic principles are being ignored in budget decision making. Practical implications Libraries should evaluate the economic principles they apply, especially...

... or antiquarian collections, libraries can replace a lot of “lost” and damaged materials with the amount of money spent on security systems, supplies, and maintenance. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Libraries Decision making In October 2009 our director put together a committee...

... effectiveness Decision making Public libraries As public library customer bases' experience a great deal of turnover, public libraries are constantly required to grow their customer base to acquire replacement customers to maintain their customer base or new customers to expand their customer base...

... increasing demands for outsourcing. Outsourcing Decision making Libraries Library services In recent years there has been increasing interest in the UK, on the part of both central and local government, in the concept of outsourcing public sector services. This has been manifested...

... and electronic items just as they have been doing in previous years. Benefits © MCB UP Limited 2000 --> Financial planning Decision making Organizational change As it does for most cultural institutions and businesses, healthcare insurance drives SLPL's benefits costs...

... © MCB UP Limited 1999 --> Activity-based costing Logistics Decision making Shows how a company can use its activity-based costing (ABC) system and a balance scorecard in tandem,demonstrating the potential synergies of the two approaches through their joint contribution...