Financial Management of College Libraries
- New Delhi: Shree Publishers, 2008.
- xx,373p.
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