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Smith, Frederick E. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Outlines New York State's plan for all libraries to provide electronic services to their users by the use of computer and telecommunications technology. Recommendations of the initiative's organizing committee focus on: services and funding; equity and ease of access; profession and education; partnerships; standards and protocols; collection…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Collection Development
Mathews, Virginia H.; And Others – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Presents information on library services to children and youth that was prepared for the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Children's needs and library responses are suggested, including locating and using information, use of current technology, equal access to information, critical thinking, and lifelong learning.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Childrens Libraries, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education
Gorman, Michael; Tyckoson, David A.; Jackson, Mary E.; Schmidt, C. James; Baker, Betsy – American Libraries, 2000
These articles address the core values of librarianship, focusing on democracy and public libraries; equity of access to information, including building collections, circulation policies, interlibrary loan, and intellectual property and licensing; intellectual freedom, including rating systems for various media; and library service in the light of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Democracy, Intellectual Freedom
Vargas, Ezequiel – Illinois Libraries, 1995
Discusses information literacy in the emerging information age, describes the Internet, and reviews the role of public library trustees in helping to provide access to the information superhighway. Topics include providing equal access to the Internet; staff training; adequate funding; and the leadership role of librarians. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Information Literacy, Internet
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Loertscher, David – Teacher Librarian, 2003
Explores the academic environment of a total information system for school libraries based on the idea of a digital intranet. Discusses safety; customization; the core library collection; curriculum-specific collections; access to short-term resources; Internet access; personalized features; search engines; equity issues; and staffing. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Individual Differences
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McClure, Charles R.; And Others – Public Libraries, 1996
With a decreasing federal presence, the public library must proactively develop its own presence in the National Information Infrastructure. This article examines current federal policy and new roles for libraries in ensuring connectivity, and offers recommendations for implementing both. Contains a summary of policy initiatives and strategies for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Aid, Government Role, Internet
Kuhlthau, Carol C. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1992
Response to issues discussed in Ann Irving's article in this yearbook focuses on the changing role of school librarians. Highlights include the impact of information technology on library services; the development of school libraries in the United Kingdom versus the United States; instruction in information skills; and equal access to information.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change Agents, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – Library & Information Science Research, 1999
Results of a national survey on public library outlet Internet connectivity reveal disparities in connectivity, public access provision, and speed of public access Internet services. Disparities have implications for future connectivity policy development like erate, state librarybased connectivity programs, and libraryinitiated connectivity…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Services, Internet, Library Automation
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Turock, Betty J. – Knowledge Quest, 1998
Discusses the need for library media specialists to develop a voice of authority. Discusses insights of the feminist perspective; gender differences and future characteristics of the next generation of librarians; combining strong voices of authority to lead the charge for equitable, fair access for all youth; and national investment in library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Females, Feminism
American Libraries, 1995
Presents 12 ideals that libraries strive for, including informing citizens; breaking down boundaries, including literacy programs; promoting equity in resource availability; valuing the individual; nourishing creativity; helping children; providing business information; building communities; supporting families; fighting censorship challenges;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Censorship, Childrens Libraries, Community Development
Panyarachun, Anand – 1999
This paper discusses information gateways and equal access to information. Highlights include: the development of the physical infrastructure of libraries; globalization as it relates to the use of software; Internet controls such as the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act; the psycho-social component of libraries; computer literacy and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Children, Computer Literacy, Developing Nations
Gorman, Michael – Library Journal, 2001
Discusses information overload and society's and libraries' responses to technology. Considers eight values that libraries should focus on and how they relate to technology in libraries: democracy, stewardship, service, intellectual freedom, privacy, rationalism, equity of access, and building harmony and balance. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Democracy, Intellectual Freedom, Library Automation
Alire, Camila A. – American Libraries, 1997
Although libraries offer equal information access, they need to be proactive to reach minority populations. This article describes efforts in Colorado to provide improved library services to African-American, Asian American, Latino, and Native American minorities and mentoring programs for minority library science students. Includes a model ethnic…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Asian Americans, Blacks, Ethnic Groups
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Hafner, Arthur W.; And Others – Reference Librarian, 1992
Four articles address traditional mediation in library services, including the librarian as mediator, the reference librarian as information intermediary, recommitment to patrons' information needs, and mediation in reference service to extend patron success. (87 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cultural Differences, Democracy, Homeless People
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Gorman, Michael – Information Technology and Libraries, 2001
Discusses technology and its effects on society and humans, particularly library and information technology. Highlights include the evolving history of technology; and values related to technology in libraries, including democracy, stewardship, service, intellectual freedom, privacy, literacy and learning, rationalism, and equity of access. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Democracy, Information Technology, Intellectual Freedom
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