...Edith K. Beckett Purpose This research study aims to examine influences on the public library funding decision from the perspectives of New Jersey mayors and public library directors. Design/methodology/approach Content analysis was used to explore statements of 84 public library directors...

... of social media is legitimized through different reasons, including marketing, learning and higher-order purposes. Originality/value – The findings of the Danish public library social media courses in 2009 have not been reported before. […] the breakthrough of the program itself is that it did...

...Professor David Baker; Katarina Michnik Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study how Swedish local politicians perceive the impact of public library digital services on public libraries and to discuss how this can affect the sustainable development of public libraries. Design...

...Professor David Baker; Lara Skelly; Christine Stilwell; Peter G. Underwood Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between different aspects of public library use with elements of economic growth and development. Design/methodology/approach – Statistical...

... by year. For instance, the Ministry of Finance, until 2009, used to fund the public libraries of the Ministry of Education with the amount of approximately 1,300,000 [euros], which has been now reduced to approximately 900,000 [euros], with further reductions soon to be announced. As a result, each...

... institutions like the Los Angeles and New York public libraries are responding to this new fiscal reality in ways that are gutting their entire systems (De Avila and Catton, 2010 ; Library Journal, 2011). Public universities, similarly challenged, are reacting in the same way by severely reducing...

... at: nlloret@upvnet.upv.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 ROI Return on investment Social media Marketing Public libraries Library 2.0 Tools 2.0 Social networking websites Some possible objectives are as follows: Expand the scope of the library's work beyond its normal...

... prove difficult to navigate, it certainly should not hamper the innovations and services that make libraries a critical part of their user communities. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Academic libraries Public libraries Information services Value added Organizational planning...

...Philip James Calvert Purpose Some public libraries have experimented with selling withdrawn books via online auction sites, but there has been little exchange of information about the benefits of this and whether it is a practice other libraries could follow. This paper aims to address this issue...

... to the organization overall. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Public libraries Special libraries Academic libraries Strategic marketing Services marketing Our current economy, however, is much more service‐based than the economy that flourished when the traditional marketing mix...

... legislation to halve the minimum mandated funding for public libraries in the state. The paper describes various advocacy strategies. Findings The advocacy process has had encouraging results, although the threat of funding cuts remains. Originality/value The case study demonstrates that creating...

...Larry Nash White Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the associated customer acquisition costs of public libraries. The intention of the paper is to develop awareness of the hidden costs associated with customer acquisition, and develop assessment tools or models to effectively manage...

...Glen E. Holt Purpose This paper sets out to provide an overview of the current state of library services to the poor, and to suggest how it can be improved. Design/methodology/approach Uses examples to illustrate the gulf between how public libraries often address services to poor patrons...

... , Vol. 19 No. 1 , pp. 16 ‐ 21 . Kathy Degyansky is Assistant Director, Programs and Services, Queens Library, Queens, New York, USA Public libraries Youth Fundraising Information services Partnership Internet In 2004, the Wallace Foundation awarded two million dollars...

... for libraries to increase relevance to patrons through services as well as create a stable funding source. Public libraries Information services Travel Income Costs California's Proposition 13, passed in 1978, reduced local government property tax revenue by 60 percent, and library budgets...

...Kay A. Cassell; James H. Walther Purpose To report on New York Public Library's implementation of the Learning in Libraries initiative, which has the goal of serving New York City's children and teens more effectively. Design/methodology/approach Breaks the initiative down into phases...

... (Grzeskowiak, 2005). This generalized estimate blurs the reductions of up to 50 percent in some states and localities. Moreover, the report of the 18‐month loss seems low, given that public library annual operating budgets in 2002, the last year reported officially by the US Department of Education, was $8.5...

...Catherine S. Park Purpose To highlight the new service model used by Harris County Public Library and point out what has been successful. Design/methodology/approach Using a libraries new service model, key points are brought out to identify what has been changed, and why these changes...

...Jerry Nichols Purpose To inform library administrators about the funds generated from tax‐exempt entities intended to support various government services, such as libraries. Design/methodology/approach Using New York State in general, and the Brentwood Public Library in particular, the article...

...James H. Walther; Jay Stephens Purpose Given the issue of massive state aid cuts, this library aims to address the issue of how to handle poor or non‐existent government funding for public libraries. This situation has led many librarians over the years to explore the possibility of raising...