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Communicating resource needs for successful library services

Hughes, Carol Ann; Rockman, Ilene; Wilson, Lizabeth A. - In: The Bottom Line 13 (2000) 1, pp. 10-15

Library professionals spend much of their budgeting time focused inward, allocating scarce resources among worthy … universities. Although the advice pertains primarily to budgeting practice in the USA, there are several nuggets of wisdom …

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Operational efficiencies in acquisitions to minimize the impact of budget cuts upon library materials budgets

Flowers, Janet L. - In: The Bottom Line 16 (2003) 2, pp. 69-75

Because of recent US economic decline, the impact of budget cuts has been felt in most US economic sectors, including the materials budgets in libraries. Budget cuts or reversions obviously have a negative impact upon the dollars available for purchasing library materials. However, dealing with...

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Adequacy or inadequacy of budgets for University of Malawi Libraries (UML)

Mapulanga, Patrick - In: The Bottom Line 25 (2012) 3, pp. 115-122

. Originality/value – There is very little researched information on inadequacy or adequacy of budgeting and funding on UML. This … research adds some information on UML budgeting and financing. …

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“Retreat. Reveal. Retain”

Cottrell, Terrance (Terry) - In: The Bottom Line 25 (2012) 4, pp. 155-158

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to suggest that leaders use staff retreats as a time for budget and planning, more than as a time for working on the prototypical subjects of group cohesion, personality pairing/profiling and teamwork exercises. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis...

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Teaching about library budgets

Sizer Warner, Alice - In: The Bottom Line 12 (1999) 1, pp. 19-21

This article gives details about how the author teaches about “Fiscal Management” at Boston’s (USA) Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Included in the instructional methodology are methods of research, “the box,” outside speakers, class assignments, papers, and...

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Revolving fund budgeting: eliminating the spend it or lose it mentality

Randall, Eva - In: The Bottom Line 12 (1999) 4, pp. 141-147

If program managers knew that unexpended funds could be rolled from one year to the next without explanation, would they roll funds and save for future expenditures? Wouldn’t you? This article is a proposal to allow for just such a strategy. This proposal also redefines and simplifies the...

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Rethinking brand communication measurement

In: The Bottom Line 12 (1999) 2

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Strategic budgeting instead of strategic planning

Luther Cottrell, Terrance - In: The Bottom Line 27 (2014) 2, pp. 49-53

Purpose – This article aims to explain why sometimes separating strategic budgeting from strategic planning can be … leaders of all types. Budgeting is commonly a component of the strategic planning process. Design/methodology/approach – When …, why and how to begin strategic budgeting conversations are explained with detail given toward seven specific goals …

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Contracting to provide library service for a distance graduate education program

Weaver, Sherrill L.; Shaffer, Harold A. - In: The Bottom Line 8 (1995) 3, pp. 20-27

In these times of no‐growth budgets and escalating service demands, the formation of partnerships between all types of higher education institutions — both public and private — is now a recognized survival strategy. Details the budget development in a partnership created through an...

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