Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how finances in an academic library might differ from household finances; in particular, how a library budget might be unbalanced throughout a fiscal year. Design/methodology/approach – The author compares typical library resources to...

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 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 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 – This article seeks to explore easier ways to weather the bad economy. Design/methodology/approach – The article offers the author's views on how librarians can cope with present economic circumstances. Findings – Money is not the only element of the librarian's job....