Higher earning - for-profit institutions as a revenue stream for non-profit institutions

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to consider establishing relationships between the author's college's library and the libraries at for-profit schools in the area.Design methodology approach - The author examines literature, talks with David Moore at the University of Alabama-Huntsvi...

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Published in:The Bottom line (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2012-08, Vol.25 (2), p.60-62
Main Author: Steele, Kirstin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
College campuses
Colleges
Colleges & universities
Contracting out
Earnings
Higher education
Interlibrary loans
Learning
Librarians
Libraries
Marketing
Outsourcing
Profits
Proprietary
Public libraries
Revenue
Revenues
Schools
Streams
Students
Studies
User services
Vocational school libraries
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Summary:Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to consider establishing relationships between the author's college's library and the libraries at for-profit schools in the area.Design methodology approach - The author examines literature, talks with David Moore at the University of Alabama-Huntsville's library, and reviews websites of local proprietary schools.Findings - The paper finds that libraries do not appear to be as integral to proprietary institutions of higher learning as they are to traditional colleges and universities, but students and faculty appreciate any efforts. Proprietary schools could save money and infrastructure by outsourcing library services to nearby traditional schools. Traditional schools could use an additional revenue stream.Originality value - There is quite a bit of research comparing proprietary and traditional colleges in general, but very little comparing their libraries.
ISSN:0888-045X
2054-1724
DOI:10.1108/08880451211256379