Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to consider how a stationary materials budget might be rearranged to permit the purchase of new electronic resources. Design/methodology/approach – The paper examines the likely ways money can be saved or reallocated: canceling; negotiating better...

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 weeding physical collections might obviate the need for compact shelving. Design/methodology/approach – Provides a viewpoint on how to manage space and budget within an academic library. Findings – The Daniel Library at The Citadel is...

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 the paper is to reflect on the financial advantages and disadvantages of deferring a building renovation project. Design/methodology/approach – This is a viewpoint paper in which the author attempts to see past her department's inconveniences. Findings – Postponing...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the use of intermediary companies (i.e. jobbers) in library operations Design/methodology/approach – The paper investigates how service charges are determined, if any industry standards for these charges exist, and if so, how they are...

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...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine possible reasons behind apparent absurdities in the library. Design/methodology/approach – The paper looks at a renovation project at Daniel Library, Charleston, South Carolina and the problems encountered because of its previous history....

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to offer advice, in the interest of preventing expensive mistakes, about certain aspects of library building projects. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents a list of avoidable errors made during real library construction or renovation...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to share a perspective new to the author, regarding how acquisitions problems in the library grow and present themselves. Design/methodology/approach – The paper considers possible ways to prevent problems and minimize time spent solving them. Findings...