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Direct linkGuernsey, Lisa – Education Commission of the States (NJ3), 2012
Touch-screen technologies, on-demand multimedia, and mobile devices are prompting a rethinking of education. In a world of increasing fiscal constraints, state leaders are under pressure to capitalize on these new technologies to improve productivity and help students excel. The task is daunting across the education spectrum, but for those in…
Descriptors: Young Children, School Districts, State Agencies, Educational Technology
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Bureau of Library Extension. – 1976
Fifteen public library programs operating within the State of Massachusetts during FY 1975, and funded through the Library Services and Construction Act, are described: radio cassette revivals for the elderly; preschool program for Spanish-speaking children; reaching nonreading children with audiovisual materials; library services to the elderly…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Evaluation, Federal Aid, Information Services
Peer reviewedDugan, Robert E.; Ouderkirk, Jane – Library Hi Tech, 1988
Details the design, financial support, organizational structure, and evolution of a program to facilitate the automation of small public libraries in Massachusetts and to promote resource sharing among those libraries. A sidebar by Governor Dukakis expresses his views on the role and importance of libraries. (MES)
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Role, Microcomputers
Download full textMassachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Boston. – 1979
These three collections of reports comprise the objectives, background information, project descriptions, and evaluations for public library programs funded through the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) in Massachusetts during the fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979. The projects reflect the efforts being made by librarians to provide…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Federal Aid, Information Services, Library Cooperation
Massachusetts State Board of Library Commissioners, Boston. – 1977
This collection of reports provides the objectives, background information, project descriptions, and evaluations for 16 public library programs funded through the Library Services and Construction Act in Massachusetts during FY 1976. The projects reflect the efforts being made by librarians to provide services to segments of their population who…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Directories, Federal Aid, Information Services
Massachusetts State Legislature, Boston. Senate Committee on Post Audit and Oversight. – 1992
This report examines the present fiscal condition and changing nature of the system of public libraries in Massachusetts. Despite the impact of budget cuts on operating hours and staffing, the demand for library services has increased concomitantly with the information needs of individuals, professionals, and businesses. Many of the municipal…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Financial Support, Interlibrary Loans, Library Circulation
Fischer, Russell G.; And Others – Library Journal, 1986
Three articles relate public library services in different areas: Project ASIA, cooperative venture of California public libraries to better meet reading and information needs of Asian community; extension services (additional stations, bookmobile) instituted by Bedford (Virginia) Public Library; and preservation of and access to local history…
Descriptors: Archives, Asian Americans, Bookmobiles, Cataloging
