Abstract
This article considers the main motives for introducing entre preneurial and other income-gener ating activities into academic libraries and offers useful advice to librarians who wish to engage in such projects, covering: compatibil ity of the entrepreneurial project with the library's objectives; man agement of the projects so as not to undermine the library's mainstream tasks; the need for institutional sup port at the highest level; and the acceptance of the risks that are always present. The article looks at the kinds of projects and enterpris es that might be undertaken by a library and how they may be approached so as to maximize benefits and minimize effort. They range from small-scale activities, such as charging for photocopies and other services and sale of sta tionery and plastic bags through to large-scale items such as large fund ed research projects.
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