Presentations

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Saving Ourselves: Plural Funding for NSLS Libraries - Half-day workshop focusing on plural funding approaches for the many different types of libraries represented by the North Suburban Library District (IL). Program reviews the history of library funding, provides an overview of plural funding strategies and examines how libraries of all kinds and sizes can benefit. Presenter: Steve Coffman

What We're Worth: Alternative Funding for Libraries - Archived audio, slides and discussion from two live online events sponsored by WebJunction on February 4th and 10th, 2004. Basic overview of plural funding strategies and why they are important. Steve Coffman, Chrystie Hill, and the WebJunction Staff.
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Why Earned Income Matters - Dr. John Richardson's presentation on the importance of earned income to academic libraries ... and various ways to earn it. One of several presentations at Earned Income for Academic and Research Libraries, Saturday, January 10, 2004 at ALA's Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, CA.

Earned Income in Academic and Research Libraries - Presentation highlighting the importance of earned income as a new, and largely untapped, source of revenue for academic and research libraries. Presentations looks at the success museums, including academic museums, have had with earned income, and suggests libraries would do well to follow suit. Includes a brief review of some of the earned income activities in a variety of academic and research libraries. Steve Coffman, presented at Earned Income for Academic and Research Libraries, Saturday, January 10, 2004 at ALA's Midwinter Meeting in San Diego, CA

Saving Ourselves - Overview of library funding problems and the plural funding model. Speaker introductions for panel presentation on alternative library funding models. Steve Coffman presented at Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey, CA, November 4, 2004.

All Sources Considered: Implications of Public Radio's Experience for Public Libraries - Presentation shows how public radio radically changed its funding model in the 80's and how libraries could follow suit. Discusses advantages of public radio model and how libraries can adopt the NPR model without jeopardizing tax support. Jim Lewis, Lewis / Kennedy Associates (development consultants to NPR and others); part of panel presentation Saving Ourselves at Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey, CA, November 4, 2004.

Fund Raising in Academic Libraries - Presentation on the variety of strategies academic libraries are using to develop outside sources of revenue with particular reference to the successful collaborative effort to build a joint academic and public library for San Jose State University and the City of San Jose, CA. Caroline Punches, CFRE and Development Officer, San Jose State University; part of panel presentation Saving Ourselves at Internet Librarian Conference in Monterey, CA, November 4, 2004.

Exploring Alternative Funding for Libraries - Detailed overview of the plural funding model in public radio and museums and its potential value to libraries. Steve Coffman, from a LearningTime web broadcast October 2, 2003.

It's A Jungle Out There - Keynote presentation on how to get new and much-needed funds for libraries. Discusses strategies for operating more efficiently to save money, and various ways libraries can make money - including putting in a library 'bar' (just a joke!). Steve Coffman, keynote presentation at the Southern California Online Users Group Spring Workshop, Los Angeles, CA, May 2003.

The Future Is Now - Keynote presentation for the New Mexico Library Association Conference on the importance of books and libraries and new funding approaches. Includes examples of a variety of revenue-generating strategies along with some estimates of potential earnings. Steve Coffman, Keynote Presentation at the New Mexico Library Association Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM, April 2003.

We Are All Agreed That Life Is Better in the Books - Opening keynote presentation on the continuing importance of books and libraries and new ways to fund them including an early look at the plural funding model. Steve Coffman. Information Online: Australia Library and Information Association's Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia, January 2003.