...management of electronic information resources may arise many problems. Written collection development policies are suggested to solve these problems. Thus the library should update its collection management policy document, which was several years old, to adapt the changes in this 21st century. The purposes of this essay are to discuss the importance of written collection management policy and the methods of revising the document relevant to a library at the beginning of the 2000s. Collection Development Policy According to Evans (1995), “Collection development” and “Collection management” are often used with much the same meaning – the process of meeting the information needs of a service population in a timely and economic manner using information resources locally held as well as from other organizations. Jenkins and Morley (1999) explain that “Collection development” implies building and growing, dealing with the selection and acquisition of library materials, while “Collection management” emphasizes the systematic management of a library’s existing collection, rather than selection and acquisition. However, American Library Association (1996) states that collection development includes selection, acquisition, user assessment, collection evaluation, collection maintenance and weeding. It is usually held that, to be effective, collection management must be based on an agreed, regularly reviewed collection development policy. “Collection development policy” (CDP)...
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...that needs to be held for precautionary needs. Ready borrowing power to meet emergency cash drains also reduces the need for this type of cash balance. It is important to point out that not all of the firm’s needs for cash call for holding cash balances exclusively. Indeed, a portion of these needs may be met by holding marketable securities (cash-equivalent assets) and by maintaining unused borrowing capacity (e.g., bank lines of credit). For the most part, firms do not hold cash for the purpose of speculation. Consequently, we concentrate only on the transactions and precautionary motives of the firm, with these needs being met with balances held both in cash and in marketable securities. Cash management involves the efficient collection, disbursement, and temporary investment of cash . The treasurer’s department of a company is usually responsible for the firm’scash management system. A cash budget, instrumental in the process (see Chapter 7), tells us how much cash we are likely to have, when we are likely to have it, and for how long. Thus it serves as a...
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.................................................................... 5 3. Composing the Project Group............................................................................................ 6 4. What: Specifying the Collection ........................................................................................ 7 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 7 4.2 Subject ........................................................................................................................ 7 4.3 Character and extent .................................................................................................... 7 4.4. Information about the collection ................................................................................. 8 4.5 Results......................................................................................................................... 8 5. Why: Reasons for Digitising and Disclosing the Collection ............................................... 9 5.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 9 5.2 What is the social and cultural significance of the collection? ...................................... 9 5.3 What is the present importance of the...
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...in Doc Sharing. Name: Aimee Gemme Describe briefly your topic of interest (15 possible points): My topic of interest is, Hospital readmission’s within thirty days of patient discharge. The federal government has gathered that one in five elderly patients are back in the hospital within thirty days of being discharged. The cost of readmission’s for medicare patients alone are at $26 billion yearly. The rate of hospital readmission is often avoidable if patients receive proper education at discharge regarding medications and follow-up care, coupled with verifying that the patient understands the information being given. #1 Database (or collection) (30 possible points): Title of source: ERIC-The Education Resources Information Center Location of source (URL): www.eric.ed.gov Owner or publisher:Institute of Education Services of the United States Deparment of Education. Describe (in your own words) the research database or collection of research including the purpose and the subject matter it covers: ERIC’s mission is to provide educator’s, researchers, and the general public a comprehensive, user-friendly, searchable database of education and research. This database allows anyone free access and simplified searches to 1.5 million records of publications including, dissertations, policy papers, books, journal articles, and other education-related materials. Explain how the source relates to your topic of interest: This database is...
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...This paper explains the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) and other laws that apply to debt collectors. This paper will provide information about how to stop calls from collectors and how to correspond with them about your account or to dispute a collection action. This paper also explain one’s right to privacy, and how debt collection efforts may affect your job, your credit report, even information in your medical files. This paper will also reflect from the business owner’s aspect and how debt collection agencies can affect their business, especially if the collection agency is not following the law as they should. Why are you being contacted by a collection agency? It usually means that a creditor has not received payment from you for several months. They have negotiated with another company or are using an in-house affiliate called a debt collector to attempt to get you to pay. Third party collectors often purchase your debt for less than you owe, and your debt is now owned by the collector. A collector may also work for the creditor in return for a fee or a percentage of any money collected. In-house collectors that are affiliated with the original creditor work on behalf of the company directly. Because the creditor has taken a loss on your account or because you are late with making payments, this negative information may show up on your credit report. Often the first contact with the debt collector is a telephone call from a representative, a prerecorded...
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...Standardized Survey Tools for Assessment in Archives and Special Collections Yakel, E., & Tibbo, H. (2010). Standardized survey tools for assessment in archives and special collections. Performance Measurement and Metrics, 11(2), 211-222. Retrieved March 11, 2013, from the Emerald database. Abstract: User-based evaluation in archives and special collections is in its fancy, and this paper aims to discuss the conceptualization, development, and testing of Archival Metrics Toolkits. The development and adoption of standardized metrics to support the management of both analog and digital collections is a critical need in archives and manuscript collections. The Archival Metrics Toolkits were created, and comprised five user-based evaluation instruments for archives and special collections in colleges and universities such as researcher, archival web sites, online finding aids, student researchers, and teaching support. The Archival Metrics Toolkits, as developed, represent a first step toward standardized evaluation created specifically for archives. Now it is up to the community to adopt these tools and report their use. These are the first standardized questionnaires to target archives and special collections and take into consideration the unique environment of primary sources and the specific dynamics involved in connecting researches with archival and manuscript collections. Keywords: Archiving, Collections management, Software tools Summary Over the past five years...
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...Definition and Examples a. Case I b. Case II c. Case III VIII. Origin of Competitive Intelligence IX. Why Collect Intelligence? X. What is Ethical? XI. Methods of Intelligence Collection XII. What Resources Are Used to Collect Information XIII. How Companies Utilized Collected Information XIV. Keeping Companies Secrets Secret a. Buildings b. Communication Systems c. Administrative XV. Conclusion I. ABSTRACT Intelligence gathering is considered commonplace in corporate America. Companies struggle to maintain the high ground within a competitive marketplace. One source for maintaining an elevated position is through information gathering on competitors, better known as Competitive Intelligence (CI). Collection of this information can be accomplished through numerous means. History has shown that the collection of CI is not a new practice, only that the methods used to collect the information have evolved over the past century. Intense pressure for turning profits, winning contracts, and avoiding expensive research and development costs drive the methods used in CI collection. With an increase in CI collection, companies are required to protect themselves from inside and outside intruders. II. PROBLEM STATEMENT Corporate America has become oblivious to the information being divulged concerning company trade secrets. Corporate intelligence or company espionage has become an all to commonplace art form. Due to increase pressure to meet production quotas...
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...Making sales is important, but collecting on those sales is critical that’s why company tend to provide effective collection management. Collection is an important service that helps to both clients and free up money for lending again. It is a strategic process that is key to generating good habits and a payment culture among clients.it can also be seen as s business activity whose primary objective is to generate returns for the institution, converting losses into income.. . the importance of effective collection management which affects the business’ performance BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY The researchers chose to study the effectiveness of collection management practices of selected motorcycle dealer in Batangas City. This is conducted due to high risk that the motorcycle dealers encounter if they didn’t manage their collections effectively. Motorcycle dealers have different payment mode such as payment through cash, installment, credit, and the like. It made the researchers wonder how important the collection management to the financial status of their businesses. It says that if you don't have a credit and collections policy, or if you haven’t reviewed your policy in a while, it’s time to get started, it is important to design and actively implement a credit and collection policy. The researchers find out problem such as having a loan amounts that exceed the client’s capacity to pay and over indebtedness; customers has poor references or...
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...INFORMATION COLLECTION TOOLS – ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Information Collection Tools Observation Advantages Collect data where and when an event or activity is occurring Does not rely on people’s willingness to provide information Directly see what people do rather than relying on what they say they do Relatively inexpensive Good source of background information Unobtrusive Provides a “behind the scenes” look at a program that may not be directly observable May bring up issues not noted by other means Useful for gaining insight and context into a topic Allows respondents to describe what is important to them Useful for gathering quotes and stories Quick and relatively easy to set up Group dynamics can provide useful information that individual data collection does not provide Is useful in gaining insight into a topic that may be more difficult to gather information through other data collection methods Disadvantages Susceptible to observer bias Hawthorne effect – people usually perform better when they know they are being observed Does not increase understanding of why people behave the way they do Information may be inapplicable, disorganized, unavailable or out of date Could be biased because of selective survival of information Information may be incomplete or inaccurate Can be time consuming to collect, review, and analyze many documents Susceptible to interview bias Time consuming and expensive compared to other data collection methods May seem...
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...complications of perioperative anesthesia. Since following any procedure or surgery that requires the use of anesthetic medication, there is the potential for these complications to occur and produce life-threatening complications. There is a great need to comprehend this pathology so that precise treatment can be initiated either preoperatively or postoperatively to combat these complications so postoperative healing is not delayed. Research in this area of concern is greatly needed so nurses know what the best measures are to assist in the treatment of postoperative nausea and vomiting. #1 Database (or collection) (30 possible points): Title of Database: BioMed Central Location of...
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...site's privacy policy when you leave our site. We are not responsible for Section 508 compliance (accessibility) on other federal or private Web sites. Reference in this web site to any specific commercial products, process, service, manufacturer, or company does not constitute its endorsement or recommendation by the U.S. Government or HHS. HHS is not responsible for the contents of any "off-site" web page referenced from this server. Endorsement Disclaimer - Pop-Up Advertisements When visiting our Web site, your Web browser may produce pop-up advertisements. These advertisements were most likely produced by other Web sites you visited or by third party software installed on your computer. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services does not endorse or recommend products or services for which you may view a pop-up advertisement on your computer screen while visiting our site. Information Disclaimer The information provided using this web site is only intended to be general summary information to the public. It is not intended to take the place of either the written law or regulations. Intrusion Detection This site is maintained by the U.S. Government. It is protected by various provisions of Title 18, U.S. Code. Violations of Title 18 are subject to criminal prosecution in federal court. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we employ software programs to monitor traffic to identify...
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...output and even have a bigger market share. In initiating this strategies, there is need of collecting data from the international market that helps in making the strategy in either way. The information relating to the market, consumers, laws and policies and even competition is researched in detail. There are a number of ways in which the experiences on data collection methods may be similar or different in collecting data to set up a strategy. Ways in which data collection methods might be similar Often the data collection methods collect both the qualitative, quantitative and semi-quantitative data in the field of study. In general there are two basic types of primary research – quantitative data collection and qualitative data collection. Quantitative data collection means the use of numbers to get or access an information relating to a particular research. Companies such as Coca-Cola use numbers in analyzing opportunities and identifying customer information on income, age and taste preference in consuming coke products. The consumer information is by nature numerical. For example, actual age or yearly income. Qualitative data collection methods is much of feelings rather than numbers such as attitude, religion, favorite drink and favorite brand. Another similarity is on data collection being...
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...They came up with a few ways which were Gross A/R (less capitation and credit balance), cash collections, unbilled A/R days, billed A/R days, percentage of A/R, and major payer A/R days. In, 2006 Sutter began devoting themselves to improve in collections. Sutter started this task with patient account reps., central offices, and collection agencies within the Sacramento area. These agencies are willing to work their way with a registration staff that will monitor and function the back-end collectors are responsible for. The first 3 months of project Sutter decreased accounts receivable days for the 9 hospitals in that area from 65 to 59 days. Each one of the A/R days equals $13 Million, which is turns means that Sutter Health collected an additional $78 Million. (Souza & McCarty, 2007) Sutter Health had a few regions that the project need to focus on at the beginning of their project. To help the staff, manage their business effectively Sutter could provide the staff with tools to help them. Those tools were to prioritize and automate account lists, sort accounts by dollar amounts. Sutter Health had three identified problems that result in the staff to become inefficient to work. First, the staff could not access the operational indicators and cash collections. In, order to prevent this they had to keep track of the progress to make decisions, the managers and staff needed to...
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...Introduction Sutter Health is non-profit network that is made up by community-based health care providers based in Northern California. This network introduced an interface that was aimed at enhancing revenue collection of the facilities from the self pay patient. The System provides a broad range of health care services, including acute, sub¬-acute, long-term, home health and outpatient care, as well as physician delivery systems. These services are provided through an integrated health care delivery approach which gives the System the ability to deliver a full range of health care products and services to the communities it serves. This network identified that traditional payment processing system had limitations that hindered the effective collecting of revenue. These limitations were associated with limited access to accurate information by the account representatives, ineffective performance measures and fragmented centers of service provision. The Sutter health program developed a system that comprised of solutions geared towards overcoming these limitations. This paper will discuss Sutter Health key problems and issues, solutions, results, accounting practices, alternative approach, informed opinion, and the conclusion. The California Sutter Health Approach Sutter Health is a non- for-profit community based healthcare and hospital system based in Sacramento, CA. Sutter Health faced several problems, but the key problem was, Souza and McCarty wrote an article...
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...The Barrie Public library strives to provide services, programs, and information to meet the needs of everyone in the city of Barrie. One of the most important tools this library uses in order to meet these needs is with the use of the library’s collection. The collection priorities at this particular library includes shaping the collection in a way that increases the rate of customer satisfaction and increases collection usage. At this current time, the library’s collection to include various kinds of resources such as books, DVD’s, CD’s, magazines, newspapers, eBooks, maps, etc. Due to the fact that the city of Barrie is made up of various age groups from young children to senior citizens, the Barrie Public library has created a collection...
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