What is it about?
This article provides insight on how librarians managed through the Great Recession. It highlights key areas of concern such as budgets and personnel.
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Why is it important?
When the economy experiences a contraction, businesses, governments and the general population begin to rein in expenses. This affects libraries of all types, special, academic, and public. The article explores how the library community dealt with this issue and provides information that generates problem solving ideas for those in budgetary and leadership roles.
Perspectives
Recessions and economic contractions are trying periods for Libraries. Decreased funding has an effect on many areas to include hiring, earnings, and acquisitions. In turn this decreases morale and forces librarians to cut programs and services while increasing stress levels. Veteran librarians have seen this cycle before and advise to be prepared, for when the economy turns around, with your requests to gain back what was lost.
Author Charles Israel Guarria
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This page is a summary of: The recession, budgets, expectations and realities, The Bottom Line, November 2011, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/08880451111193299.
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