Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to share practical ideas about acquiring more and varied library resources in spite of a flat budget. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports The Citadel's efforts to do numerous things to reinforce the importance of library materials as well as...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to examine how one might proactively trim materials spending. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a viewpoint on how one might proactively trim materials spending. Findings – Faced with a statewide budget reduction of 90 percent, the author found...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to consider the importance of librarians and library budgets, specifically, what a hierarchy of library needs might look like. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts a viewpoint approach. Findings – The budget serves other, ongoing purposes, of...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider how – or whether – advancing technologies might affect library budgets. Design/methodology/approach – The paper represents a viewpoint. Findings – It was found that less quantifiable factors complicate calculations. Research...