American libraries' fundraising and management(<Special feature>Library economics and financial analysis for fundraising)

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to help understand the management of American public libraries with specific focus on its fundraising aspect, which has transformed over the last decades. The article investigated the case of Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh while reviewing the trends of nation-wide movement. The study revealed the multi-streamed, strategic, and scientific nature of the management of American public libraries, compared to that of Japanese public libraries-that is, the application of multi-methods in fundraising, strategic reorganization of all aspects of library organization and services including the establishment of development office, and the deepening of the theory of library management based on shared practices.