...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...

...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...

...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...

... 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. However, certainly, none of these excited course...

... potential gaps in services’ design and provision, quality of service, librarian and library staff skills. Librarians and archivists need to make a list of their stakeholders (Borges, 2005). In the case of public libraries and archive services in Greece, depending on the information resources...

... must be flexible, and should be open to any of the continuous changes in new technologies and the cultural consumption habits of citizens. ROI Return on investment Social media Marketing Public libraries Library 2.0 Tools 2.0 Social networking websites Where ROI is defined as a mere...

... development, librarian layoffs, and in some cases, outright closures. Highly regarded 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...

... unattainable alone. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Academic libraries Public libraries Information services Value added Organizational planning Partnership To be completely subservient to the budget […] has been compared to driving down the road by looking at the rear view...

...Philip James Calvert Purpose Some public libraries have experimented with selling withdrawn books via online auction sites, but there has been little exchange of information about the benefits of this and whether it is a practice other libraries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

... not be currently valued or even known. Public libraries Special libraries Academic libraries Strategic marketing Services marketing © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 resonates with patrons and speaks to them in their language in an intimate way that presents the library as valuable...

... 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...

.... Brooklyn Public Library can take back their URL. Any one of the systems can license or sell their rights to the site. We expect that none of these things will happen and the site will remain a citywide project, and the minor costs of updating it will be shared. That having been said, library funding waxes...

... for libraries to increase relevance to patrons through services as well as create a stable funding source. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Public libraries Information services Travel Income Costs California's Proposition 13, passed in 1978, reduced local government property...

...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...

.... (2005), “ Libraries and the decline of public purposes ”, Public Library Quarterly , Vol. 24 No. 1 , pp. 1 ‐ 12 . Chute , A. , Kroe , E. , O'Shea , P. , Craig , T. , Freeman , M. , Hardesty , L. , McLaughlin , J.F. and Ramsey , C.J. (2005...

...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; Anne Woodsworth Purpose To address the issue of using grant funding in the US public libraries. With reduced funding as in most public libraries, the three New York City library systems have partnered with the Urban Library Council (ULC), funded by The Wallace Foundation...