Balancing the books
Subtitle: accounting for librarians
By: Rachel A. Kirk
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9781610691116
Subjects: Libraries; Accounting; Library finance; Library materials budgets
Description: "Any competent librarian can have good accounting skills--after all, attention to detail, correct classification, and effective documentation are essential to both kinds of tasks. This book covers accounting concepts, budgeting, and government regulations that pertain to libraries"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-130) and index.
Table of contents: title: Section I:; title: Existing state of accounting in the library science field -- -- Chapter 1:; title: Job responsibilities of acquisitions librarians --; title: Changing environment of library acquisitions --; title: What current advertisements in ALA JobList tell us about acquisitions librarian positions --; title: Assessing the accounting and financial composition of acquisitions librarianship --; title: Description of purchasing agent in government agency as a model for acquisitions -- -- Chapter 2:; title: Fiscal management responsibilities of library directors --; title: How library director jobs are described in ALA JobList --; title: Investments --; title: Description of a financial manager as a model for financial responsibilities of a library director -- -- Notes -- Chapter 3:; title: Acquisitions or accounting preparation in library and information science programs --; title: Beyond coursework -- -- Chapter 4:; title: Necessary skill sets --; title: Collection development, teamwork, and communication --; title: Major resource management processes --; title: Contracts and licenses --; title: Acquisitions and the life cycle of an electronic resource --; title: Creating diagrams, flowcharts, and mindmaps to represent processes and cycles --; title: Accounting and budgeting ---- Conclusion -- Notes