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Directing the personnel search part IV: the on‐site interview

Fitsimmons, Gary - In: The Bottom Line 24 (2011) 3, pp. 157-159

Purpose – This paper's purpose is to outline what goes into a well‐done library personnel on‐site interview. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reviews the need for planning and doing background checks leading up to the onsite interview and then suggests items to consider in both...

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From funeral to christening: OPAC rites of passage

Koehler Goolsby, Mary; Schuetz, Carol L.; Jones, Phillip J. - In: The Bottom Line 13 (2000) 1, pp. 34-36

This article depicts how the Baylor libraries staged two cost‐effective celebrations to address challenges of migrating … management, the libraries turned an online system migration into a public relations triumph. …

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The “great exchange”: the economic promise and peril of the digital library

Majka, David R. - In: The Bottom Line 13 (2000) 2, pp. 68-74

The economic aspects of new information delivery technologies have been overshadowed by the selection and implementation concerns associated with their introduction to library patrons, staff and systems. This oversight is unfortunate, because these technology changes can offer unprecedented...

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NORDINFO (Nordic Council for Scientific Information): financing international development without bureaucracy

Klara Hannesdóttir, Sigrún - In: The Bottom Line 13 (2000) 3, pp. 134-142

NORDINFO (The Nordic Council for Scientific Information) was founded in 1977 after a long tradition of Nordic cooperation within the research library field. The Council is responsible for coordinating Nordic cooperative initiatives that can facilitate access to scientific information. Prior to...

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The in’s and out’s of library budget preparation

Evans, G. Edward - In: The Bottom Line 14 (2001) 1, pp. 19-23

Newcomers to the budget process seldom realize that it is much more than just one element (most often an annual activity) in the management cycle. Those individuals who succeed in securing the funds requested are those who understand it is a complex‐year‐round process. They also recognize...

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The building blocks of the building project: a case study of the Kalamazoo (MI) Public Library

Amdursky, Saul J.; Godrey, Lisa A. - In: The Bottom Line 14 (2001) 1, pp. 24-29

Provides the sequential history of Kalamazoo Public Library’s $18,700,000 building project. How the library strengthened its relationship with its community through the building project is the most important message. Information about the project’s inception, how decisions were made, and the...

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A distributed electronic course reserves project: early findings

Brigham, Carol; Ronallo, Jason; Sneff, Gretchen - In: The Bottom Line 14 (2001) 2, pp. 56-59

Electronic reserves is an added service that can benefit both the traditional and nontraditional student. In this article the authors describe an electronic reserves pilot project at Temple University using Innovative Interfaces, Inc.’s Course Reserves Module and Electronic Course Reserves...

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Cost/benefit analysis for digital library projects: the Virginia Historical Inventory Project (VHI)

Byrd, Sam; Courson, Glenn; Roderick, Elizabeth; Taylor, … - In: The Bottom Line 14 (2001) 2, pp. 65-75

Since 1995, the Library of Virginia’s Digital Library Program (DLP) has created digital images of more than 700,000 original document pages, 1,100 maps, 36,000 photographs, and 1.6 million catalog card images, and has created 32 bibliographic databases with more than 330,000 MARC records, 50...

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Digital Diamond: Temple University Libraries’ IMLS grant

Pastine, Maureen; Bayard, Ivy; Lang, Carol - In: The Bottom Line 14 (2001) 2, pp. 76-84

), Temple University Libraries embarked on a major digital imaging enterprise. The first year’s pilot projects, their costs, and …

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Financial needs and problems of university and research laboratory libraries in India

Malhan, I.V. - In: The Bottom Line 14 (2001) 3, pp. 111-116

In the developing knowledge society and emerging electronic environment, university and research laboratory libraries … in India are facing several challenging situations and problems. Due to unavailability of funds, libraries are finding … users. The rising cost of reading material and currency fluctuations considerably reduce the purchasing power of libraries …

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