Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine publication patterns of scholarly literature related to academic libraries and development (i.e. funding), including publication trends over a five-year period, core journals and authorship, so that library directors and library development...

Discusses key elements in academic library campaigns including the development plan, the case statement, the campus campaign, the external campaign and major donors, and various methods of recognition. These are some of the elements necessary in seeking alternative sources of funding for today's...