Cost‐benefit analysis: a disparagement of its misuse and misexplanation
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to argue that when managing strategically, a library administrator might want to use cost‐benefit analysis to justify spending and, consequently, would need to understand this methodology.Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses and gives examples to illustrate how others have needed a better knowledge of cost‐benefit analysis.Findings – It is helpful for library managers to have a proper knowledge of cost‐benefit analysis.Practical implications – This provides one methodology that librarians should consider when contemplating what purchases to make.Original/value – This paper will help librarians better manage their libraries by making them aware of cost‐benefit analysis.
Consortium Purchases: Case Study for a Cost-Benefit Analysis.
Although consortial purchases of electronic resources by academic libraries are prevalent, there are few cost-benefit analysis studies of such transactions. This case study fulfills this shortage, in part, through a cost-benefit analysis for an electronic product acquired by an academic library consortium, finding significant savings in patron time.
France in the Middle Ages 987-1460 : from Hugh Capet to Joan of Arc
Translatora s Note. Foreword. List of Illustrations. List of Genealogical Tables. Part I: The Inheritance: . 1. The Empire. 2. The Frankish People. 3. The Principalities. 4. Disturbances. Part II: Lordship:. 5. The Village. 6. The Castle. 7. The Church. 8. King and Lord. Part III: Origins of State and Nation:. 9. The Great Age of Progress. 10. Louis VII. 11. Philip Augustus. 12. The South. 13. The Thirteenth Century. 14. The Fourteenth Century. 15. The Maid of Orleans. Epilogue. Chronology. Bibliography. Index.