BUDGETING FOR LIBRARIANS Advocating and mooching: practical savings plans.

Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to share practical ideas about acquiring more and varied library resources in spite of a flat budget. Design/methodology/approach - The paper reports The Citadel's efforts to do numerous things to reinforce the importance of library materials as well as a library building. Findings - The paper reports that these networking efforts, including mandatory library instruction in first-year experience courses, have borne good karma and might even lead to increased book money. In a continuing quest for open-source alternatives to paid subscriptions, web-based services were found to augment the collection and perhaps even supplant a few purchases. Additionally, serendipity has revealed outside help in the form of LSTA grants and cooperative collection development. Originality/value - The paper shares practical ideas about acquiring more and varied library resources when holding a low budget. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]