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Spring 2006 Q 4

//Q: Funding agencies are increasingly insisting on evidence that demonstrates the connection between funding and results. Considering the importance of funding, discuss how you would gather and use evidence to demonstrate the need for funding in ONE information environment of your choice (academic, school media center, public, special, archive, etc.). As a manager of the chosen information environment, identify key elements in the planning and management process towards this goal, with special emphasis on how you would address the political and public relations dimensions of your planning?//

Wendy's answer: To prove the need for funding a public library, i would keep stats on everthing: circulation, purchase request, website and online database access, reference questions asked and answered, meetings, and how many people walked in the door. I'd get testimonials from people who loved the library and demonstrate the value of the information provided. I'd have outreach programs to civic groups and schools to show the services the library can provide free of charge. I'd make sure that each council member had a library card and give them a tour of their local branch.
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