From Plimsoll Line to triple bottom line: adding value through partnership

摘要

Purpose - The purpose of the paper is to argue that university libraries need to rethink their relationship with their parent institution. Design/methodology/approach - Personal view based on managerial experience in universities. Findings - Libraries must focus first on institutional mission and align their mission and strategy to that. Research limitations/implications - The limitations of the paper are that this paper is only based on a single point of view. Practical implications - Rethink approaches to relationships with the parent body. Originality/value - It is an original point of view which is at least worth reading to see if it has value.