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Publication date: 21 August 2009

James W. Marcum

The purpose of this paper is to suggest approaches for nurturing the kinds of new thinking and new mental models among library staff that will support the development of more…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to suggest approaches for nurturing the kinds of new thinking and new mental models among library staff that will support the development of more sustainable libraries.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper discusses several key components – and problems – to adapting systems for greater sustainability in libraries.

Findings

Human behavior patterns are entrenched and grounded in perceptions and expectations about the world that often are unconscious.

Originality/value

Suggestions for replacing assumptions of growth with ideas of sustainability and learning are offered.

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The Bottom Line, vol. 22 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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Publication date: 19 May 2009

James W. Marcum

To begin making the library sustainable requires a vision of what will be created and a description of the outcome of the process. This paper aims to address the issue

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Purpose

To begin making the library sustainable requires a vision of what will be created and a description of the outcome of the process. This paper aims to address the issue

Design/methodology/approach

The paper provides a viewpoint on developing the sustainable library.

Findings

Libraries have important roles to play in the unfolding internet saga, from preserving and organizing knowledge to accelerating and designing learning environments. Achieving sustainability is the new imperative, but the process is difficult, not easy. New mindsets, new strategies of collaboration and networking, widespread professional and staff engagement, and measuring and managing progress are all challenges to be met.

Practical implications

In these troubled times clear vision and purpose are needed to maintain stakeholder support. Sustainability provides a model for designing appropriate vision, facilities, and services toward that end.

Originality/value

The complexities of designing sustainable libraries requires ongoing discussion and exploration. This paper adds insight to the debate.

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The Bottom Line, vol. 22 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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Publication date: 22 August 2008

James W. Marcum

The purpose of this paper is to look at the sustainability of collections within libraries and suggest a means for maintaining this.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to look at the sustainability of collections within libraries and suggest a means for maintaining this.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper proposes a system of bartering with libraries offering those elements of their collection which are rarely used if at all to those who might be able to use them. It suggests that this might be done through a system of trading dollars.

Findings

The paper suggests that bartering might be a way of adding lasting value to print collections.

Originality/value

The paper suggests a system of bartering which could add lasting value to the print collections of libraries.

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The Bottom Line, vol. 21 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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Publication date: 31 October 2008

James W. Marcum

The purpose of this paper is to suggest that a more deliberate strategy of partnering be considered by library administrators.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to suggest that a more deliberate strategy of partnering be considered by library administrators.

Design/methodology/approach

Provides a viewpoint on effective library partnering.

Findings

In a time of the network, complicated by constrained resources, an organization can innovate more successfully by carefully collaborating with other organizations.

Originality/value

Guidelines for selecting and establishing partnerships are offered, along with illustrations of effective library partnering.

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The Bottom Line, vol. 21 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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Publication date: 30 May 2008

James W. Marcum

The purpose of this paper is to describe books as inventory and suggest lessons which can be learned from business.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe books as inventory and suggest lessons which can be learned from business.

Design/methodology/approach

Discusses inventory theory and how it pertains to libraries.

Findings

New books get most of their use in the first two years on the shelf, as a rule. A book that is unused is “dead inventory” from the perspective of this argument. The small public library that “weeds and turns” its holdings will be highly valued by its patrons. An academic library with 90 percent of its holdings sitting idle may be revered by a core of faculty and friends; but it will likely be totally ignored by many of the net generation who read few books or print journals. This high price in idle inventory cannot continue to be borne if libraries are to thrive in a challenging and fast‐changing future.

Originality/value

The paper offers an alternative view that may help library adminstrators cope with the challenges they face.

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The Bottom Line, vol. 21 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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Publication date: 30 October 2009

James W. Marcum

The purpose of this paper is to define engagement and propose the utility of the concept in developing sustainable libraries.

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to define engagement and propose the utility of the concept in developing sustainable libraries.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper compares traditional “motivation” practices with methods of engagement for relevance in organizations where knowledge work is dominant or important.

Findings

The paper finds evidence that “motivation,” relying on rewards, is not productive in such organizations.

Practical applications

It is argued that traditional “motivation” practices are not productive with knowledge workers and that engagement ideas have the potential of attracting greater staff commitment.

Originality/value

The proposal is for directors and managers that engagement methods have the potential of attracting greater staff commitment to the organization and its work.

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The Bottom Line, vol. 22 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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Publication date: 20 November 2007

James W. Marcum

The purpose of this article is to discuss library budgets.

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Purpose

The purpose of this article is to discuss library budgets.

Design/methodology/approach

Provides a viewpoint on library budgets.

Findings

Librarians must accept much of the burden for our condition. We have not been politically effective; we have not adequately made our case; we have not proposed the new program or project that will open the door to a brighter future. We can do better; it is time to get about it.

Originality/value

Provides a viewpoint on library budgets.

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The Bottom Line, vol. 20 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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Publication date: 7 December 2021

Małgorzata Fedorowicz-Kruszewska

The objective of the article is to determine the numerical increase in publications on green libraries and the dynamics of its development as well as to determine the thematic…

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Purpose

The objective of the article is to determine the numerical increase in publications on green libraries and the dynamics of its development as well as to determine the thematic structure of the scientific literature in the field of green libraries and its changes as a representation of research in this area.

Design/methodology/approach

The research material consisted of publications on green libraries published between 1991 and 2020, indexed in the Web of Science database. The bibliometric method was used to determine the numerical increase in publications on green libraries and the dynamics of its development. In order to characterize the thematic structure of publications representing research in this area, content analysis was performed.

Findings

Quantitative analysis of the literature on green libraries has shown that this is a new area of research not explored with constant intensity. The time of publishing materials on green libraries can be divided into two periods: the so-called period of first publications between 1991 and 2006, and the period between 2007 and 2020, when the number of publications increased relatively systematically. The content analysis confirmed the hypothesis that the most frequent theme is the issue of a green building and its management. It showed that the period after 2010 is the time of building a theoretical framework for a new research field, i.e. green libraries.

Originality/value

The main value of the article is the performance of a quantitative and qualitative analysis of the scientific literature indexed in the Web of Science devoted to green libraries, from the moment of the first publications to the present day. The codebook developed for the needs of content analysis can constitute the basis for the development of criteria for the evaluation of green libraries and guidelines for their organization.

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Journal of Documentation, vol. 78 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0022-0418

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Publication date: 1 January 2002

Barbara Cohen, Joel A. Cohen, Paul Gray, Tiffany Anderson and Cheryl Kester

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Library Hi Tech News, vol. 19 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0741-9058

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Publication date: 1 April 2006

Benjamin R. Harris

This paper offers definitions and application scenarios for three interdisciplinary heuristics designed to encourage a more holistic view of texts with the objective of raising…

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Purpose

This paper offers definitions and application scenarios for three interdisciplinary heuristics designed to encourage a more holistic view of texts with the objective of raising awareness and enhancing the information literacy of student researchers.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper is based on the thesis that visual texts and images should be considered in information literacy theory and practice, a selection of three visual heuristics found to be useful in instruction session situations are explained and described in a practical teaching situation.

Findings

These three heuristics can be used in a number of ways for different audiences to encourage critical thinking about the context, components, and the communication process involved in presenting texts used by students (from books, to journal and newspaper articles, and web sites).

Research limitations/implications

There are other useful heuristics that have not been considered within the scope of this study. Other readers and researchers may locate and discuss other means by which these ends can be achieved.

Originality/value

A number of texts in the professional literature have discussed whether or not visual literacy and images should be considerations for information literacy advocates. Few have offered specific interdisciplinary examples that might be used to experiment with or achieve such an aim.

Details

Reference Services Review, vol. 34 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0090-7324

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