Hi Carissa,

I don’t think I have much to offer by way of income generating suggestions. But I wont to suggest, however, that libraries are cost centers, and not income generators. Income generation is not a Library’s purpose or mission, certainly not an academic or public library’s purpose or mission. The neoliberal ideas behind what you’ve been asked to research are in my opinion, simply foul and wrongheaded.

Your time would be better spent assessing the impact your Library and its collections/services has on attracting prospective students, and on their success, retention, and graduation rates once enrolled. This is what your administration should focus on to justify the Library’s place on campus, otherwise be prepared for a whole lot of disappointment.

______________________

Scott Stangroom

Acquisitions Coordinator

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

W.E.B. Du Bois Library

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Amherst, MA 01003-9275

stangroom@library.umass.edu

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From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG] On Behalf Of Mark M England
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Merriam-Webster defines a library as “a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale.”

From: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@LISTSERV.NASIG.ORG] On Behalf Of Carissa Hernandez
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Subject: [SERIALST] Revenue generating academic libraries

Dear all,

I have been tasked to research ways in which an academic library could possibly be a revenue producing entity at a small university. I have done a literature search, but thought I would pose this question to the collective wisdom (Apologies for cross-posting).

Any libraries out there that have engaged in revenue generating activities and what have these activities been? What ideas did you come up with? How successful were they? What was more trouble than it was worth? What can a library expect to generate (at best)?

with thanks,

Carissa

Catalog Librarian

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