THISARTICLE WILL EXAMINE what products and services libraries offer their customers, define some of them, and show how to calculate the full cost of providing them. Program budgeting and cost-finding methodologies are outlined that will help administrators perform “strategic budgeting”-i.e., defining what services to keep, where to cut back, and what to eliminate in their own library.

Content analysis of regional accrediting organizations Web-based resources reveals support for information literacy as an important student learning outcome and encouragement of partnerships between librarians and faculty in instruction and assessment. This study offers librarians, faculty, and administrators insight into how the library can support institutional missions and accreditation stan...

objective: in the this research, effective factors on digital libraries’ development in central libraries of public universities in tehran have been identified from these libraries administrator’s view.method: this study is applied, based on descriptive-analytical method. for data collection we used researcher-made questionnaire, based on the digital library federation definition (including hum...

1. Centre of Technical Calculations, which provides service in terms of designing, modernisation and development of the network, internet service and manages University WWW service. 2. Department of Information Systems in Management, which is responsible service of computer systems working for central administration: HR and salary system, materials management and financial-accounting system. 3....

The post-hurricane recovery processes of two universities are presented in this chapter, with an emphasis on the experiences specific to their library facilities and holdings. Interviews were conducted with library staff and campus leaders at both institutions. Case studies are constructed of the experiences of these libraries with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the Fall 2005 Semester. One libr...

Purpose – The paper aims to provide an overview of merged services arising from the integration of library and information technology units at Earlham College. These services may serve as a model or resource for other institutions. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews six years of integration experience, discussing assessment and current goals. Findings – The paper demonstrates the b...

Marni R. Harrington is an Associate Librarian in the Faculty of Information & Media Studies, and Elizabeth Marshall is Director of the C.B. “Bud” Johnston Library, Western Libraries, both at The University of Western Ontario; e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]. Research for this article was partially funded by a grant from the Canadian Library Association, Canadian Association of College ...