Business Case for Information Services : Epa's Regional Libraries and Centers

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000035291
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Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Business Case for Information Services : Epa's Regional Libraries and Centers
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
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Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Protection Agency, B. E. (n.d.). Business Case for Information Services : Epa's Regional Libraries and Centers. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Excerpt: I. Executive Summary: The Environmental Protection Agency’s network of regional libraries and environmental center libraries provides substantial value to the Agency, its professional staff, stakeholders, and the public. Calculated conservatively, the benefit-to-cost ratio for EPA library services ranges between 2:1 and 5.7:1. Libraries and librarians are nonetheless a significant investment, costing the Agency roughly $6.2 million annually to operate and maintain. It is an opportune time to initiate an Agency-wide dialog on the extent and nature of library services at the Environmental Protection Agency.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents I. Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 II. Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 III. Addressing New Challenges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 IV. Drivers for Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 V. Methodology for the Business Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 VI. Key Assumptions and Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 VII. Summary of Key Activities and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 VII.1 Research and Interpretation of Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Table 1. Value of Research and Interpretation of Results . . . . . . 6 VII.2 Distribution of Information Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Table 2. Value of Distribution of Information Resources . . . . . . . 8 VII.3 Selection and Acquisition for Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 VII.4 Access to In-House and Remote Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 VII.5 Management and Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 VIII. Integrated Analysis of Costs and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Table 3. Integrated Analysis of Costs and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 IX. Moving Ahead: Toward Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 X. Actions for Implementation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Exhibit 1. Annual Cost Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Exhibit 2. National Library Network FY2003 Statistical Summary . . . . . 18 Exhibit 3. Hypothetical Distribution of Service and Activity . . . . . . . . . . 19 XI. Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 XII. Referenced Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21