Private Philanthropic Trends in Academic Libraries

Luis J. Gonzalez is the Dean of Libraries at the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He has worked as a senior library administrator, and was Deputy Chief Librarian of Hunter College Libraries, Hunter College, City University of New York, from 2005 to 2010. He was also the Associate Director at the New York University College of Dentistry Library from 2001 to 2005. He has conducted research and published on the topics of information literacy and funding trends for academic libraries in the United States. He has an MLIS from Queens College and a Master in Public Administration from Baruch College, both campuses of the City University of New York.

• List of figures and tablesPrefaceAbout the authorIntroductionChapter 1: Academic libraries in the twenty-first century Abstract:Redefining the mission of the twenty-first century academic libraryChapter 2: Fundamentals of fund-raising: fund-raising for academic libraries Abstract:Private foundations and corporationsEffective fund-raisingThe development of philanthropy and fund-raisingThe expansion of private philanthropy during the twentieth centuryChapter 3: Changes in the funding landscape of libraries in the 1970s and 1980s Abstract:Chapter 4: The challenge of new technologies and information delivery changes in the academic library landscape Abstract:The new challengeThe redesign of the journals/serials business modelThe new electronic media ‒ e-books and the virtual environmentThe arrival of aggregatorsOrganizational change within the libraryThe online challenge: distance education and distance learningPredicting the future of librariesChapter 5: Private philanthropy and academic libraries in the 1990s Abstract:Building and renovation grantsEndowment fund grantsComputer project grantsAutomation projectsCapital campaign grantsEquipment grantsSpecial project grantsUnrestricted fund grantsResource sharing grantsStaff grantsAcquisition and collection development grantsPreservation grantsThe Internet – the new way of delivering informationChapter 6: Private philanthropy and academic libraries in the first decade of the twenty-first century Abstract:Building renovation and construction awardsCapital campaign awardsProgram development grantsCollection acquisition grantsCollection management grantsElectronic resources and media grantsContinuing support grantsEndowment fund grantsComputer technology grantsCurriculum development grantsGeneral operating grantsIncome management grantsConference seminars and continuing educationEquipment grantsFaculty grantsConclusionChapter 7: Friends of the library Abstract:The Friends of the Library and the academic libraryChapter 8: The fund-raising challenge: creating a development program for the academic library and the role of the library's CEO Abstract:The role of the senior library administrator in fund-raisingDeveloping a library fund-raising initiative and programReaching out to private philanthropic foundations and corporationsThe Director of DevelopmentThe library director/dean or CEOOther library staffThe effect of development programs on the functions of the libraryChapter 9: The future of academic libraries is intertwined with private philanthropy Abstract:The new challengesAssessment and educationConclusionIndex

"...it is well worth considering the philanthropic solutions which the author discusses. Financial survival is a key function of library management in a situation where academic managers may query the need for a separate library service in a digital age." --Australian Library Journal,Vol 63, No 4