... pursuing funding campaigns. Design/methodology/approach – This study analyzed media messages from local newspaper and radio stations, including open comments posted in online discussion threads, over a one-year period. Interviews were also conducted with the library's director and foundation...

... that private university libraries in this study are funded mainly by parent institutions. Funding is not adequate as is the case with public university libraries in the country. This had adversely affected collection development practices that include purchase of materials and staff training. The two...

... in the budget that may be prompted by withdrawal of donor funds and cuts in government subvention should the global economic crisis persist. establish if University of Malawi Libraries and Mzuzu University Library have been affected by the global economic crisis; determine the extent to which University...

...Maurice B. Line Sally   Maynard Compiled by, Sharon   Fletcher Compiled by . Public Library Materials Fund and Budget Survey 2000‐2002 . Loughborough University : Library and Information Statistics Unit (LISU)   September 2001 . i, 259 pp. , ISBN: 1 901786 42 0; ISSN 0967...

...Sandra Parker; Kathryn Ray; Ken Harrop Effective participation in the competitive bidding arena is one of the main vehicles for securing the necessary additional funds to maintain and develop UK public library services. This paper documents the extent and scale of bidding by public libraries...

...Sally Maynard; J. Eric Davies Indicates the state of public library materials funds and budgets 1998/99 to estimates for 2000/01, based on a response rate of 91 per cent of UK local authorities. Provides detailed tables which indicate that the position is neutral. Overall total library expenditure...

...Innocent I. Ekoja Reports a survey which investigated the funding of library research in six federal government owned universities in Nigeria, and the impact of research funding on the publication output of librarians. Findings indicate that research is either self‐funded, or funded...

...A.A. Alemna This paper discusses library management practices in West African countries (specifically Ghana and Nigeria), highlighting various issues such as funding, collection development and the image problem. Prospects for the future are also discussed including the need to market library...

... it is a minimum of 5.4 per cent and maximum of 17.6 per cent. Book gifts by foreign donors are greater than those from Nigerians, and when quantified in monetary terms bring in far more funds than any other means of alternative income. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Charging Funding Income Libraries Nigeria...

... initiatives, factors inhibiting preservation activity and spending on preservation. Findings indicate that preservation is considered most applicable to special collections and to rare or valuable items, and that funding is a major problem even in libraries with a strong commitment to preservation. Increased...

... are currently attempting to integrate ethnic minorities into the service. Legislation, policy statements and surveys that have been carried out are examined for their relevance to current provision. Also examines the contentious issue of“Section 11” funding, both in the original form and with the new criteria...

... Cost control Financing Funding Libraries VOLUME 13 NUMBER 6 1992 Charging for Public Library Services Deborah Cartmill Public libraries differ from special, school and academic libraries in that they do not exist to serve the needs of an homogeneous, clearly defined and captive clientele...

...Peter Brophy The management of the budgeting process in UK polytechnic libraries is described, with particular reference to recent changes in the organisation and governance of polytechnics and major colleges. Issues addressed include: the funding process; policy considerations in determining...