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Harris, Ruth; And Others – 1983
Based on a Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) study mandated by Wisconsin Statutes, Chapter 347, Laws of 1979, this publication recommends that state aid to public library system resource libraries be increased by 10%, with the funds to be used strictly for resource library collection development. Issues examined during the study…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition, Library Networks
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1984
Prepared by the state librarian of Michigan, this compilation of laws is intended to help librarians, government officials, and citizens familarize themselves with the many state statues that affect the operation and development of libraries in Michigan. The document includes excerpts of laws pertaining to public libraries, school libraries,…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Laws, Library Administration, Library Networks
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1987
This guide to the administration of the Library Systems Act for the State of Texas begins by presenting the text of the Library Systems Act. The relevant regulations from the Texas Administrative Code are then provided, covering such topics as standards for accreditation of a major resource system of libraries, minimum standards for accreditation…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Criteria, Library Networks, Library Standards
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1987
This report summarizes the activities and results of library programs in Texas that received financial support in FY 1987 through the State Library's Statewide Library Development program, which included funds from both the state's general revenues and the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). Individual TItle I programs described include:…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Library Expenditures, Library Extension, Library Networks
Kroah, Larry A. – 1983
A study was conducted in 1982 of interlibrary loan transactions among member libraries of the Dayton-Miami Valley Consortium (DMVC), a multitype library network located in Ohio which includes research, academic, special, and public libraries, in order to: (1) identify individual libraries and groups of libraries which are net lenders and net…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Interlibrary Loans, Library Networks
Download full textIllinois Univ., Champaign. Graduate School of Library Science. – 1990
This report presents statistical pictures of Illinois Public Libraries during the fiscal year 1988-1989. The information comes primarily from the Illinois Public Library Annual Report forms. In addition, text has been included that describes how a library or library system can utilize these statistics. Three sections divide the publication.…
Descriptors: Budgets, Financial Policy, Library Materials, Library Networks
Carter, Ruth C.; Bruntjen, Scott – 1983
A serials cancellation pilot project was conducted by the Pittsburgh Regional Library Center (PRLC) from August 1981 to December 1983 in order to demonstrate the utility of using a large online union list of serials for making and reporting collection management decisions. A total of 21 academic libraries and one public library from Pennsylvania,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Networks, Online Systems
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1987
Information presented in this report is taken from the 1986 Annual Report/System Membership Applications submitted by public libraries in Texas. The report is divided into five sections which contain: (1) general information, including listings of the Texas State Library governing or advisory committees; the Texas State Library Administrative…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Financial Support, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Alexander, Ernest R.; Judd, Lynne B. – 1983
A study commissioned by the Milwaukee Federated Library System identified problems and proposed organizational strategies towards their solution. A manifest problem with research and reference service cost allocations led to Milwaukee County's withholding of funds, while latent problems were identified in the interlibrary book circulation system.…
Descriptors: Costs, Institutional Cooperation, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration
Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1986
The long-range program presented in this document results from the combined efforts of the State Library staff, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Administrative Librarian, Louisiana librarians, the Library Development Committee of Louisiana, and a number of other formal and informal planning groups within the state. The program…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Libraries, Library Cooperation
Scheppke, Jim, Ed. – 1984
Intended as an orientation guide, this manual presents information on library network operations for use by staff and advisory council members of the Texas Library System. The first chapter describes the role of systems in public library development in Texas, with a delineation of the history of Texas library systems, a chronology of related…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Networks
Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1985
This long-range program results from the combined efforts of the State Library staff, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Administrative Librarian, Louisiana librarians, the Library Development Committee of Louisiana, and a number of other formal and informal planning groups within the state. The program includes: (1) an assessment of…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Libraries, Library Cooperation
Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1987
This long-range program results from the combined efforts of the State Library staff, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Administrative Librarian, Louisiana librarians, the Library Development Committee of Louisiana, and a number of other formal and informal planning groups within the state. The program includes: (1) an assessment of…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Libraries, Library Cooperation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1983
This 11-document kit introduces the current and planned uses of telecommunications facilities in the computerized information systems of several research libraries, public libraries, and library groups contacted in 1983. The first two documents are excerpts from reports on networks: "Telecommunications: An Overview for OCLC," and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Oriented Programs, Higher Education, Information Science
Tompkins, Philip, Ed. – 1981
This document presents the proceedings of a conference organized to review the cooperative collection development features of the Missouri State Network Plan and to outline specific goals, methods, and materials for facilitating cooperative collection development projects in the state's multitype library networks. An introduction provides…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Check Lists, Library Acquisition, Library Associations
