Re: [ha-Safran]: Fw: Presenter Proposal Online!
We might want to look at return-on-investment (ROI) calculations being explored by various libraries. I'm not 100% confident that the reasoning or math for any of these will hold water, but there are some interesting ideas being floated. The primary thrust is that for every dollar your home organization (college, temple, city... ) puts into the library, there is a savings to the organization or to the community served. For instance, if we buy a journal or a book, every faculty or community member who borrows it doesn't have to buy the same item, a savings to the whole. I think there is an inherent truth to this scenario but hard to calculate in dollars. The linkage can be pretty tenuous or indirect. For example, a temple library doesn't earn the temple any money directly by lending books to congregants, but its the congregants who pay the dues to the temple who get the benefit, so they'd be the advocates for library, not the temple board or director. Some of the more ambitious ROI advocates seem to me to be claiming too much credit, saying that library expenditures actually generate income in some organizations. But take a look at some of these links for some ideas: http://www.maine.gov/msl/services/calculator.htm http://www.lrs.org/public/roi/calculator.php https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/3587 http://libraryconnect.elsevier.com/whitepapers/0108/lcwp0101.pdf -- Lee Jaffe --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
[ha-Safran]: Fw: Presenter Proposal Online!
Can we get some strong library oriented proposals to get the word out about how important libraries and librarians are!!! Susan Dubin AJL President - Original Message - From: NewCAJE To: sdu...@socal.rr.com Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 7:13 PM Subject: Presenter Proposal Online! Having trouble viewing this email? Click here http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001ritck83OfZnnS9WneCxIERthuF3i9u7aaQ314D8Fjn9mmESn6OKgkrc8u0Z5FyH4bhKVe51A4ftloa9OzJR9HyYikXrbFd3L9QhzfIX04Cg%3D Call For Proposals 2010 NewCAJE Conference Aug. 1-4 Greetings! 28 Iyar 5770 We invite you to submit your proposal to teach at the inaugural 2010 NewCAJE Conference. The conference will take place at Gann Academy, The New Jewish High School of Greater Boston: a state of the art school with SMART technology classrooms. Don't miss this exciting opportunity to share and network with your colleagues! Submit your proposal now by clicking on the link below. Go to Proposal Form Please forward this email to your friends and colleagues and encourage them to submit their proposals. Join us at this exciting time in Jewish education! Conference Update: Registration is steadily climbing. Class sessions will be held in the same building, and we will all be eating delicious, catered meals together - in one place at one time! Register now to reserve your place at this history-making conference. Go To Registration L'hitraot, Bunnie Bunnie Piltch, 2010 NewCAJE Conference Chair --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) === Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
