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Illinois State Library, Springfield. – 1974
A previous document, with a similar title for 1972-77 (ED 070 476), set out long range goals for statewide development of Illinois libraries. According to the present report, progress has been made toward: increasing the number of local libraries and population served; increasing income and expenditures for libraries; augmenting media collections;…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Library Planning, Library Services, State Programs
Michael, Mary Ellen – 1976
Under a grant from the Illinois State Library, a manual was prepared in 1973 as a reference guide for 18 library systems to use in their five-year planning and evaluation programs. The manual explained the Context, Input, Process, Product (CIPP) model. The 18 libraries used this model in various ways and reached different stages in the…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Library Networks, Library Planning, Library Services
Illinois State Library, Springfield. – 1972
The long-range program for Illinois libraries was developed in accordance with the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act. The plan sets forth the long-range goal "the assured provision of excellent library service for all the residents of the state so that the need for cultural, educational, informational and recreational…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Library Planning, Library Services, Objectives
Kilpatrick, Thomas L.; Becker, Karen, Eds. – Illinois Libraries, 1990
Fifteen articles cover issues related to academic libraries in Illinois, including the library of the future, expert systems, information brokers, impacts of technology on reference services, bibliographic instruction, training, shared authority control, needs of minority students, professional associations, library cooperation, and interlibrary…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Technology
Crossland, Brent, Ed.; And Others – Illinois Libraries, 1993
This theme issue includes 13 articles that discuss rural library concerns in Illinois. Topics addressed include strengthening library services; rural trends and their impact on libraries; partnerships; Cooperative Extension Service revitalization; financing; economic development; resource sharing in school libraries; and public libraries and user…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Financial Support, Library Cooperation, Library Services
Wert, Lucille M.; Powell, Ronald R. – 1975
The Illinois project entitled Measurement and Evaluation of Public Library Services is being conducted by the Library Research Center (LRC) at the University of Illinois. The long range goal of the project is to make available meaningful information for the evaluation and improvement of local public libraries. Two immediate objectives are to test…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Methods, Librarians, Library Administration
Kelley, H. Neil, Ed. – Illinois Libraries, 1990
This issue of "Illinois Libraries" is designed to serve as a general reference tool on services for special populations, with a focus on the blind and physically handicapped. It is organized in three sections: general articles; reports on three Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) funded projects; and listings of resources to…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Children, Government Publications
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LeLoup, Dennis – Knowledge Quest, 2000
Describes strategic planning efforts in eight states (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin) to implement guidelines in "Information Power" (1998, American Library Association) relating good school library media programs to student achievement success. Discusses Web pages; state conferences;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conferences, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
HIGHUM, CLAYTON – 1967
DEFINING CENTRALIZED PROCESSING AS ORDERING, CATALOGING, CLASSIFICATION, AND MECHANICAL PREPARATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS, THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED (1) TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF CENTRALIZED PROCESSING FOR ILLINOIS PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND (2) TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PLANNING STATE CENTRALIZED ACTIVITY. GENERAL SURVEY…
Descriptors: Centralization, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Data Processing
Illinois State Library, Springfield. – 1974
Brief summaries are provided of 17 library projects being conducted in Illinois during 1974. These deal with the following matters: 1) the development of the Illinois State Library; 2) library manpower training; 3) library research; 4) the Illinois State Library Materials Processing Center; 5) the professional development of library personnel; 6)…
Descriptors: Blindness, Cataloging, Disabilities, Institutionalized Persons