Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine potential new uses of return on investment (ROI) in alternative methods for library assessment and valuation. Design/methodology/approach – Uses examples of recent uses of ROI by libraries to identify potential new applications of ROI in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that when managing strategically, a library administrator might want to use cost‐benefit analysis to justify spending and, consequently, would need to understand this methodology. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses and gives...

Purpose – This paper seeks to show that when managing strategically a library administrator might want to use cost‐benefit analysis to prudently spend money and, consequently, would need to understand this methodology. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the various types of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to verify the proposition by the University of Illinois, Urbana‐Champaign (UIUC), that their return on investment (ROI) formula developed for academic libraries and based on hard facts is broad enough to be used throughout the world for ROI studies in...

Purpose – This paper seeks to point outs that, when managing strategically, a library administrator might want to use cost‐benefit analysis to prudently spend money and, consequently, would need to understand this methodology. Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the various...

Purpose – In all projections for 2011, ROI has become of the great challenges of social media marketing for the business environment. However in the case of non‐profit organizations, there is no need for such calculations. It is not as necessary to know how the effort made in these media...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide insights into issues encountered in maintaining library technologies and electronic collections on a limited budget and with limited personnel. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses real world experiences and data to report on...

Purpose – The paper's aim is to provide insights into issues encountered in maintaining library technologies and electronic collections on a limited budget and with limited personnel. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses real‐world experiences and evidence from the body of...