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Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. Div. of State Libraries. – 1973
A statewide library development program designed to provide total library services to meet educational, informational, and cultural needs of the people of Alaska is outlined in this document. The body of the report is divided into three sections. In the first, the purpose, scope, and development of the plan are summarized. The second section…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Library Extension, Library Facilities, Library Materials
Summers, F. William; Williams, James G. – 1973
In January 1973 the Broward County (Florida) Commissioners authorized a study to find out what library facilities and services existed and were needed in the county, and to develop structure and guidelines for setting up a county library system. Data were collected from existing census and other reports, from a questionnaire to community libraries…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Branch Libraries, Centralization, County Libraries
Frase, Robert W. – 1975
libraries' share of general revenue sharing funds. Statistical tables showing federal Commission on Libraries and Information Science. The status of federal categorical and non-categorical aid to libraries is described, along with formulation methods for federal library policies and the present government climate for library planning. The…
Descriptors: Categorical Aid, College Libraries, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Swank, R. C. – 1967
Objectives of this study were: (1) to review existing library service to the blind and physically handicapped who are unable to use conventional printed materials, concentrating on braille and talking books for non-institutionalized persons, and (2) to suggest approaches to long-term planning for improved services in California, authorized by…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Library Cooperation, Library Materials
North Dakota Library Notes, 1976
Public library construction in North Dakota, MINITEX (Minnesota Interlibrary Telecommunications Exchange) service, state library use and service patterns, the state library collection, and the state library staff are covered in this report. Two tables contain the North Dakota Network for Knowledge fiscal report for 1974 and 1975. In addition,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Federal Legislation, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities
Fogelstrom, Clarence – 1985
This report describes library services funded as specified by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), Title I, major urban resource library (MURL) provisions, and services offered by metropolitan public libraries that served as national or regional resource centers during fiscal 1985. A review of annual reports provided by state…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Data Analysis, Federal Aid, Library Acquisition
De Cleene, Clare – 1985
Based on information included in the annual reports from nine states, this report summarizes fiscal 1985 projects designed to provide library services for the handicapped that were supported by Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funds. Because 1985 was the first year states reported funding provided to the handicapped, some reports…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Data Analysis, Federal Aid, Hearing Impairments

Fry, James W. – Library Trends, 1975
The legislative development of the Library Services Act of 1956 and the Library Services and Construction Act of 1964, based primarily on accounts in the Congressional Record. (Author/LS)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship, Financial Support
Dewald, Nancy – 1975
Project FREDD was initiated in 1974 as a cooperative effort by library and mental retardation agencies in the Waterbury, Connecticut area. The project utilized a bookmobile to route a special collection of books, media, and games to the mentally handicapped and information on mental retardation to their parents and teachers and to the community.…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Bookmobiles, Exceptional Child Services, Library Materials

Fristoe, Ashby J.; Myers, Rose E. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1971
Problems related to acquiring library materials are presented, including that of shoplifting. (NH)
Descriptors: Books, Copyrights, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Pahl, E. Patricia; Pahl, Thomas L. – 1973
The Vigo County (Indiana) Public Library received a two-year grant, under the Library Services and Construction Act, to improve services to the disadvantaged in urban and rural areas. A program was developed to use a converted bookmobile to deliver films, records, video tape, viewmasters, tape recorders, and other "new" media to the OEO…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Bookmobiles, Community Services, County Libraries
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1974
To aid the United States Congress in its analysis of alternative for federal aid to libraries, the Government Accounting Office (GAO) reviewed the two largest federally funded programs, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) Title II and the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), to assess their effectiveness in meeting…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Ladenson, Alex – Library Journal, 1978
The author suggests that a critical review and evaluation of LSCA is needed. He contends that demonstration, research, and experimental projects are not what is needed today; rather, there is need for additional funding for books, library materials, and staff. A suggested remedy is increased federal assistance through per capita support grants.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Grants
Lowell, Howard P. – 1975
The Massachusetts Public Library Materials Conservation Project was a year-long program sponsored by the Massachusetts Bureau of Library Extension and conducted by the New England document Conservation Center (NEDCC) under a grant from Title I, Library Services and Construction Act. Its purposes were to provide public library administrators,…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Preservation, Prevention, Professional Training
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
In order to provide regular read-aloud programs in nursing homes, to mentally stimulate and enrich the institutionalized elderly, and to improve access to library materials and services a project, proposed by the Seattle Public Library, provided training for volunteers in read-aloud techniques, sensitivity to nursing home residents, and meeting…
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Library Materials, Library Services, Nursing Homes
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