Mary Ellen Bates has a nice article in Information Today titled ‘living large in lean times‘. Her advice includes looking at the long-term, thinking strategically and emphasising how your library/information centre adds value and is seen as a revenue-generating function. She also gives some useful advice on how to cut back on non-essential items in your budget. Worth a read for all of us, especially relevant for me right now, as my firm is introducing a ~10% reduction in business services staff…