Financial Management of College Libraries

1. Philosophy of Financial Management
• Finance
• Financial Management
• Scope of Financial Management
• Principles of Financial Management
• Objectives of Financial Management
• Importance of Financial Management
• Role of Financial Management in Profit and
Non-Profit Making Organisations
• Conclusion
2. Higher Education and College Libraries
• Education
• Higher Education
• College Library
• Functions of College Library
• Importance of College Library
• Services from College Library
• Role of College Library
• Role of College Library in The Age
of Information Explosion
• Conclusion
3. Sources of College Library Finance
• Finance
• Recommendations ofCommissions, Committees,
Seminars And Workshops Regarding Finance
for College Libraries
• Sources of Finance in College Libraries
• College Library Expenditure
• Classification of College Library Expenditure
• Methods of College Librat7's Financial Estimation
• Present Scenario of College Library Finance
• Conclusion
4. Budgeting in College Libraries
• Budget
• Purpose, Types, Limitations and
Characteristics of Effective Budget
• College Library Budget
• Objectives of College Libraiy Budget
• Budgetaiy Methods for College Library
. • Budgetary Norms and Standards For
Allocation of Funds For College Libraries
• Principles of Budget Preparation for College Library
• Preparation of College Library Budget
• Conclusion
5. Financial Accounting and Auditing
• Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Nature and Scope of Financial Accounting
• Objectives, Functions, Advantages and
Limitations of Financial Accounting
• Financial Records
• Auditing
• Objectives, Advantages and Limitations
of Financial Auditing
• Types ofF inancial Auditing
• Qualities of an Auditor
• Auditing Process of Financial Statement
• Conclusion
6. Effects of Resource Crunch in College
Libraries
• Introduction
• Effects of Resource Crunch
• Means to Generate Resources
• Reduction In Library Expenditure
• Requirements of College Libraries For
Effective Functioning
• Present Scenario of College Libraries
• Effective Usage of College Libraries
in Present Financial Crunch
• Conclusion
7. Information Technology and Future College
Libraries
• Introduction
• Information Technology
• Components of Information Technology
• Information Technology Developments
• Communication Technologies
• Information Technology Use in Future
• Expectations from Future
Computerized Information System
• Role of Professional Library Staff in
Future
• Marketing of Library and Information Services
• Application of Information Technology
• Conclusion
8. Professional Library Management
Consultancy
• Need and Purpose of Professional Library
Management Consultancy
• Chartered Librarian
• Professional Library Management Consultant
• Consulting Process
• Separate Budget Allocation for Professional
Libraiy Management Consultant
• Areas of Applications of Professional Library
Management Consultancy in College Libraries
• Involving Library Consultant for Improving
Performance and Change in College Libraries
• Consultancy in Information Technology
Applicable to College Libraries
• Conclusion
9. Guidelines for Financial Activities for
College Libraries
• Financial Powers of Librarians
• Provision of Library Staff
• Finance and Improvement of Existing
Financial System
• Marketing of Library and Information Services
• Model Policy of Financial Management
of College Libraries
• Model Policy of Book Selection and
Collection Building for College Libraries
• Conclusion
List of Documents Consulted