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Publication date: 28 November 2008

Robin Champieux, Millie Jackson and Steven Carrico

The purpose of this paper is to describe the motivations, creation, and implementation of workflow and organizational redesigns within two academic library acquisitions…

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe the motivations, creation, and implementation of workflow and organizational redesigns within two academic library acquisitions departments: the University of Alabama (UA) and the University of Florida (UF).

Design/methodology/approach

Both institutions utilized a combination of goal identification, staff contribution, and Blackwell's workflow consulting services to build and implement new acquisitions workflows.

Findings

A comparison of the projects reveals two paths to conducting a reorganization of acquisitions in academic libraries, but with the same goal: doing more with less staff while promoting a more cost‐efficient model of operations.

Originality value

In evaluating these analysis projects at UA and UF, common successes that are applicable to future undertakings were identified.

Details

The Bottom Line, vol. 21 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0888-045X

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