de Stricker Associates | Consulting Services for Information and Knowledge Resources
Home » Publications » Business Cases for Information Professionals

Business Cases for Information Professionals: Here’s Why, Here’s How

By Ulla de Stricker
2008 Information Today
ISBN: 978-57387-335-2

Intended as a template and instruction guide for those needing to produce business cases to support proposals for investments in information and related human resources, the book covers the reasons why management needs a “sales instrument” and illustrates with sample templates/cases the typical components and progression of a business case document.

The author explains why, when, and how a formal business case can be used as an effective tool for gaining support for information-based projects.

Table of Contents:

1. The Decision Making Context
2. Thinking About Money
3. The Business Case Approach
4. The Business Case Framework
5. The Business Case Memorandum
6. Case Studies
7. Presenting the Message in Person
8. Appearance Matters

Available from:

If you encounter difficulties with these links or making a purchase please let us know!

Reviews:

Links may open to external websites or to a local PDF copy of the review.

  • Read review by Shivanthi Weerasinghe for Library Management (May 2010)
  • Read review by Armand Brevig for fumsi.com (Mar. 2010)
  • Read review by John Azzolini in PLL Perspectives, the Quarterly of the Private Law Libraries Special Interest Section of the American Association of Law Libraries Volume 20, Issue 2 (Winter 2009)
  • Read review by the Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association Volume 30, Number 2 (Jun. 2009)
  • Read review by Philip Calvert in The Electronic Library Volume 27 Number 3 (Mar. 2009)
  • Read review by Toby Pearlstein in Special Libraries Association Business and Finance Division (Oct. 2008)
  • The book is being used as a required textbook by Prof. Patricia Katopol in two courses at the University of Iowa School of Library and Information Science.