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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
Mitchell, Thornton W. – 1983
This study develops a chronological summary of the relationship between the development of library service in North Carolina--particularly public library service--and the State Library and the North Carolina Library Commission. The study was the first step in a long-range planning enterprise (to the year 2000) which encompasses not only…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Development, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Givens, Beth – 1985
A year-long study involving 29 libraries (11 public, 5 academic, 1 combined academic/public, 6 special, 1 combined public/school, and 5 school) was undertaken in FY 1984 to monitor the usage of an existing union catalog--the Washington Library Network Resource Directory--and determine what policies and protocols should be considered when preparing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Output Microfilm, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1993
This annual report summarizes activities of the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) for the fiscal year (FY) 1993. It begins with a letter from the director who gives an overview of the report and a listing of the Library Service Executive Board. The following general areas are then discussed: (1) agency services including the summer reading…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Library Administration, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Kee, S. Janice – 1966
Objectives of this survey were: (1) to review existing data on public library progress in Kansas since 1956 and to identify needs for further study, (2) to relate the data to public library standards and to the purpose of the Library Services and Construction Act, and (3) to recommend guidelines for planning for state-wide library development. It…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Colorado State Library, Denver. – 1986
Designed to inform the library community about the programs, services, staff, and fiscal status of the Colorado State Library, this annual report includes highlights of the following programs: (1) Public Library Development; (2) School Library Media; (3) Network Development and Automation; (4) Regional Library Service Systems Coordination; (5)…
Descriptors: Institutional Libraries, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Expenditures
Connor, Vianne, Ed. – 1987
Following a directory of New Jersey State Library staff, narrative and statistical information on fiscal year 1986 grant programs administered by the Library Development Bureau of the New Jersey State Library is provided for the following funding categories: (1) New Jersey state library aid, including per capita aid, incentive grants, area…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
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
Skaptason, Trish – 1985
Developed as the result of an analysis of annual reports from state libraries, this report describes library services for the institutionalized supported by Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), Title I, funds during the fiscal year 1985. Trends identified include the funding of more specific projects, resulting in less population being…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Data Analysis, Federal Aid, Institutional Libraries
Long Range Plan for Library Development in Oregon with Five Year Action Plan, Revision of July 1973.
Oregon State Library, Salem. – 1973
Changes and revisions in the original "Long Range Plan for Library Development in Oregon, with Five Year Action Plan" (1972) became necessary because of cuts in the Federal Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) budget. Some programs have been curtailed, and changes have been made in the structure of library funding and grants.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Evaluation, Financial Policy, Library Cooperation
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1994
This document contains the long range plan of the Alabama public libraries. The purpose of presenting this long range program is to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and to assess, prioritize, and communicate library needs to librarians, officials, and the public to provide adequate library service to the…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Facilities, Library Networks
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1993
This document contains the long range plan of the Alabama public libraries. The purpose of presenting this program is to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and to assess, prioritize, and communicate library needs to librarians, officials, and the public to provide adequate library service to the citizens of…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Facilities, Library Networks
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1989
This report outlines the long-range program of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) in South Carolina. The first of five chapters presents excerpts of the LSCA that describe its Titles I-VI programs; explains the evolution of South Carolina's long-range Program for Library Development; discusses the dissemination of publications…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Institutional Libraries, Library Development
Arizona State Dept. of Library and Archives, Phoenix. – 1975
The revised long-range plan (1976-1980) for library services in Arizona begins with an overview of the state library organization and the present library service in the state. Thereafter needs, goals, and objectives are identified, and activities are outlined in the areas of regional development, county libraries, the library extension service,…
Descriptors: Costs, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Information Services