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Fitzwater, Diana; Fradkin, Bernard – American Libraries, 1988
Describes the Reference by GammaFax Project, which joined nine area libraries to provide cooperative reference access to optical disk databases. The configuration of disk players, microcomputers, and facsimile equipment used by the libraries is explained, and the improvements in cost effectiveness, provision of service, and librarian expertise are…
Descriptors: Databases, Facsimile Transmission, Library Networks, Microcomputers
Kellerstrass, Amy Louise Sutton, Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1989
Describes a long range program for library development in Illinois utilizing Library Services and Construction Act funds. For each area of development, the discussion covers the identification of needs, activities to meet needs, and criteria for funding. Policies and procedures for funding applications are also reviewed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Financial Support, Library Networks, Library Planning
Jensen, Jan; And Others – 1990
In response to both teachers' and students' needs, high school media specialists in Denver, Colorado, formed a resource sharing consortium called ASAP (As Soon As Possible), a multitype library telefacsimilie consortium, which is supported by 1988-1990 Library Services Construction Act (LSCA) funds. ASAP members include 14 high school library…
Descriptors: Facsimile Transmission, High Schools, Information Dissemination, Interlibrary Loans
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
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
Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1989
This publication serves several purposes. It identifies specific inadequacies in public library services, resources, facilities, and personnel in Louisiana. It identifies the people who are to be served, and reveals the geographical, sociological, economic, and educational barriers to the expanded use of libraries. Finally, it presents specific…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Information Needs, Information Services, Library Cooperation
Jaques, Thomas F. – 1990
This long-range library program for the state of Louisiana identifies specific inadequacies in public library services, resources, facilities, and personnel. It identifies the people who are to be served, and reveals geographical, socioeconomic, and educational barriers to the expanded use of libraries. Finally, it presents specific goals and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Information Needs, Information Services, Library Cooperation
Download full textKittel, Dorothy – 1989
This overview of how the 50 states used their Library Services and Construction Act funds under Title III (Interlibrary Cooperation and Resource Sharing) in fiscal year 1987 reports that, overall, state library agencies spent $16 million in Title III funds to work toward the creation of statewide databases of the bibliographic holdings of all…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Continuing Education, Cooperative Planning, Federal Aid
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1986
This long-range plan was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Public Law 98-480 and to guide the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in the fulfillment of its statutory mission. The plan provides a framework for the establishment or expansion of programs to carry out the purposes mandated…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Howrey, Mary M. – 1990
This study was funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) to enable the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) to plan the automation of the state's school libraries. The research was intended to identify current national programs of interest to ISLMA, identify current automation programs within Illinois library systems,…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
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
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This document records testimony given in the state of Montana before three members of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education on the reauthorization of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). (The first and still the largest federal program of assistance specifically for public libraries, LSCA is…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Construction Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1986
This long-range plan for library services in Wisconsin is divided into five major divisions. The first covers characteristics of Wisconsin affecting library services and includes a population profile, an examination of economic indicators, and a review of trends in education. A section on the Division of Library Services highlights facets of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Individual Needs, Library Cooperation
