... of the initial Friends Advisory Board were identified and invitations were extended. The first organizational board meeting was held in May 2009. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2013 Friends of the Library Fund raising Volunteers Revenue Outreach Academic libraries United States of America...

... the forecasting models, the departmental politics play an important role. When resources are scarce such decisions become imperative. By implementing the ratio smoothing technique the administrators can be aware of the enrollment trends at their institutions. United States of America University libraries...

... at: amcmullen@edinboro.edu Library budgets Library services Service reductions Decision making United States of America Libraries Resource allocation “Does the library have a fax machine?” asked a student of one of my colleagues at the reference desk. I watch intently as my colleague, a kind...

... percent and special libraries accounted for 5.65 percent (see Figure 1). Charles I. Guarria can be contacted at: charles.guarria@liu.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Budgets Economy Recession Libraries United States of America Librarians Economic cycles Cost...

... (American Library Association, Association of College and Research Libraries, n.d.), because both groups are using agreed upon materials thereby reducing the student need to create a research formula from the initial levels. Information literacy Library instruction Universities United States...

... Collections management Serials United States of America In this time of dismal economic news, academic libraries are faced with having to make difficult budgetary decisions. Few if any institutions are immune to the current crisis. Oder (2009) reported that both Emory University and the University...

... recommendation to “implement OCLC's WorldCat Cataloging Partners 100 percent service”, was tabled for future consideration due to budget constraints. Academic libraries Organizational restructuring Organizational change United States of America Library reorganizations are nothing new. Libraries...

... of a progressive tax originally but this feature is declining as ordinary middle class families can become ensnared (Burman, 2002). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Librarians Pay Income tax Compensation Purchasing power Directors United States of America The Tax Policy Center has...

... they are at the library. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Internet Public libraries Information services Education Youth United States of America As Dr Anne Woodsworth offered in a recent article (Woodsworth, 2005), we are pleased to describe The New York Public Library's (NYPL) year...

... States of America I have lots of reasons for making this suggestion. The first is that friend‐raising for program sponsorships is an important way to gain positive institutional support without hiring an expensive development officer or starting a quasi‐ or totally‐independent foundation...

... by the leadership at the top of the organization. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Fundraising Academic libraries Charitable donations Human resource development United States of America The University of Texas was founded in 1883 on 40 scenic acres in Austin. Along...

... United States of America Partnership In February, the Haines Borough Public Library in Haines, Alaska, http://haineslibrary.org received Library Journal's award for the “Best small library in America”, cosponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The award, the first of its...

... Federal Government Public libraries United States of America At every opportunity, we are quick to promote how much revenue the construction bond program generated for the state. Legislators, state government officials, town, city and county officials love to hear that the program will generate...

... to library advocates. Other benefits include developing messages and building coalitions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Libraries Financing Collective bargaining Politics United States of America As former House Speaker Tip O'Neil said, “All politics is local” and that aphorism...

... of the many valuable elements of reading this case. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Public libraries Grants Financing United States of America Partnership In Fall, 2003, the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) – along with The New York Public Library and the Queens Borough Public...

... United States of America The MLK Library’s main constituents are elevator contractors, an embattled director, and mosquitoes. No wonder the mayor expects little resistance to moving it up the street. When Stuart Gosswein gazes at the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Library, he is not looking...