Perhaps not your favourite part of being a librarian, accounting is nevertheless a critical component of the business of running a library, and librarians with a working knowledge of accounting are more effective decision-makers. G. Stevenson Smith's Accounting for Libraries and Other Not-for-Profit Organizations provides practice accounting information for those librarians who don't want to be accountants, but do want to keep track of the bottom line. This update of the classic text provides the fundamental principles of library accounting for practitioners.

Accounting is more than just budgeting for and recording costs. Applying the principles of managerial accounting can set you apart as an organization that establishes and achieves mission-based business goals. The managerial accounting approach outlined in this complete update of a classic text will help you to plan for the short and long terms by applying accounting principles to your unique nonprofit setting. The only book of its kind, this step-by-step guide focuses on accounting methods that fit the nonprofit world, such as responsibility accounting life cycle costing, and activity-based...

Libraries, like many cultural institutions-such as museums, art councils, and theater groups-are looking for answers to the pressing problem of financial stability, and ultimately their survival. Cost Control for Nonprofits in Crisis helps managers and directors face the harsh realities before them by offering - Techniques for determining the most cost-effective methods of providing services to their clients or patrons - Ways to monitor financial and non-financial performance, and cut out "non-value" activities that drain resources - Tips for planning efficiently for the future by making sure...