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Stephens, Annabel K. – 1995
In November 1994, directors of Alabama's 21 public library systems were surveyed to determine their experiences with, and opinions of, the 1988 "Standards for Public Library Service in Alabama." Replies were received from nine (34%) of the directors. Directors were provided with a list of 15 ways in which they might have used the system…
Descriptors: Administrators, Branch Libraries, Library Administration, Library Networks
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1980
This annual report highlights services to the blind and physically handicapped, progress in library automation and interlibrary cooperation, administration of state aid and funding from the Library Services and Construction Act, library development-planning and research, public library income, public information, continuing education, and other…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Library Administration, Library Networks, Library Planning
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 1998
Reports on Bill and Melinda Gates's tour of Alabama, the first state to be wired to the Internet by the nonprofit Gates Library Foundation, and the model for connecting 1000 more libraries this year. Mutual appreciation between Alabama librarians and the Gateses resulted. An interview with Bill Gates focuses on challenges libraries face in…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Internet, Interviews, Library Development
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1988
This report presents and explains new standards developed for Alabama public libraries in response to a need for a clearly articulated, easily used, and broadly based public library planning and development tool. Intended to provide an overview of the new standards, the introduction discusses why the standards were developed; their purposes; how…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Associations, Library Collection Development, Library Networks

Harris, Patricia L. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Describes eight multilibrary automation and connectivity initiatives in Alabama that involve public libraries, regional library systems, county library systems, library networks, academic libraries, and public school libraries. Addresses and contact people are supplied for each organization. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Library Automation
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1990
The first section of this report is a directory which features 203 public libraries, 7 multi-county library systems, 12 single-county public library systems, and the multitype members of the Alabama Library Exchange (i.e., 8 public, 6 school, 8 academic, and 10 special libraries). Entries list the library's address and telephone number, names of a…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Circulation, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1989
The first section of this document consists of a directory, featuring 201 public libraries, 8 multi-county library systems, 12 single-county public library systems, and the multitype members of the Alabama Library Exchange (i.e., 8 public, 6 school, 8 academic, and 10 special libraries). Entries list the library's address and telephone number,…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Circulation, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1988
The library directory provides separate listings for: (1) individual public libraries, which are listed alphabetically by town or city and include the name of the county; (2) multi-county public library systems, i.e., eight regional libraries that are listed by the library name; (3) single county public library systems, i.e., 13 public libraries…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Circulation, Library Collections, Library Expenditures
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1988
This report on the 1989-93 long range plan for the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) begins by providing lists of the members of the Alabama Public Library Service Executive Board and Alabama Advisory Council on Public Libraries; a list of APLS management staff; background information on APLS and the purpose of this program; an overview of the…
Descriptors: Demography, Library Networks, Library Planning, Library Services

Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1996
This publication presents library contact information and statistics for Alabama public libraries for fiscal year 1996 (October 1, 1995-September 30, 1996). The library directory is arranged by type of library: public libraries, single-county public library systems, multi-county public library systems, and multitype library systems. Entries…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Directories, Library Circulation, Library Expenditures
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1996
The Alabama Public Library Service is charged with improving library services throughout Alabama to ensure that all citizens have access to quality library and information services. The agency is responsible for administering federal and state funds for the more than 200 public libraries in Alabama. Building renovations were completed in April…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Library Automation, Library Expenditures, Library Facilities

Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1995
This report includes directories of public libraries, single-county public library systems, multi-county public library systems, and multi-type library systems in Alabama. Cross references are included to provide access to the libraries by library name and librarian. Statistics on individual libraries for fiscal year 1995 provide data on service…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Directories, Income, Library Administration

Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1994
This report includes directories of public libraries, single-county public library systems, multi-county public library systems, and multi-type library systems in Alabama. Cross references are included to provide access to the libraries by library name and librarians. Statistics on individual libraries for fiscal year 1994 provide data on outlets…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Directories, Income, Library Administration
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
Public Administration Service, Washington, DC. – 1978
Findings and recommendations compose the two sections of this summary of A Study of the Organization and Governance of Alabama Library Systems. The findings indicate the need for a central coordinating state library agency with multi-type library concerns that could strengthen the role of other state agencies concerned with library development. In…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Charts, Cost Effectiveness