Strategies for the Funding Crisis: Helping to Save Your School Library

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Main Author:	Geier, Denise B.
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2011
Subjects:	School Libraries Librarians Educational Finance Change Strategies Institutional Advancement Economic Impact Structural Unemployment Institutional Survival Financial Problems Financial Exigency
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contents	Strategies for the Funding Crisis: Helping to Save Your School Library Geier, Denise B. School Libraries Librarians Educational Finance Change Strategies Institutional Advancement Economic Impact Structural Unemployment Institutional Survival Financial Problems Financial Exigency In January 2007, the author wrote an article titled "Prevent a Disaster in Your Library: Advertise." In 2011, with the ongoing economic crisis that has caused so many school budget cuts, it is clear that advertising is no longer enough to save school librarians' positions. Librarians need to become even more aggressive as they market their services. Following the strategies offered in this article may not save the job of librarians, but they may cause others to pause and perhaps reconsider before cutting their position.
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spellingShingle	Strategies for the Funding Crisis: Helping to Save Your School Library Geier, Denise B. School Libraries Librarians Educational Finance Change Strategies Institutional Advancement Economic Impact Structural Unemployment Institutional Survival Financial Problems Financial Exigency Strategies for the Funding Crisis: Helping to Save Your School Library Geier, Denise B. School Libraries Librarians Educational Finance Change Strategies Institutional Advancement Economic Impact Structural Unemployment Institutional Survival Financial Problems Financial Exigency In January 2007, the author wrote an article titled "Prevent a Disaster in Your Library: Advertise." In 2011, with the ongoing economic crisis that has caused so many school budget cuts, it is clear that advertising is no longer enough to save school librarians' positions. Librarians need to become even more aggressive as they market their services. Following the strategies offered in this article may not save the job of librarians, but they may cause others to pause and perhaps reconsider before cutting their position.
title	Strategies for the Funding Crisis: Helping to Save Your School Library
topic	School Libraries Librarians Educational Finance Change Strategies Institutional Advancement Economic Impact Structural Unemployment Institutional Survival Financial Problems Financial Exigency
url	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ960048

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