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

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.