The Association Supporting Computer Users in Education (ASCUE) initiated a refereed track for paper submissions to the conference in 2008. In fact, at the 2008 business meeting, the membership approved three different presentation tracks: refereed with 3 blind reviews for each paper, session with paper where the author submits a paper but it is…

This study describing trends in library manpower in all types of Ohio libraries, with emphasis on public libraries, used three research approaches: an assessment of the number of librarians in the state compared to the number of library users, an examination of librarians' salary scales, and a questionnaire sent to all Ohio public libraries. In…

Statistical data from Ohio directories and program reports on Ohio citizens, their library needs, libraries, and librarians are provided as background information for this proposal of policies and priorities for Ohio state continuing library education, 1977-1979. Sections cover major issues in Ohio library development and implications for…

A directory of Ohio libraries contains information about state, area, public, academic, school, special, and institutional libraries as well as multicounty interlibrary cooperative projects, state library advisory groups, and officers of associations. Directory information includes name and location of library, type of library, telephone number,…

Background information is provided to give an overall picture of the status of Ohio's libraries. The demographic, economic, and governmental characteristics of Ohio are discussed, and the financial and organizational structure of the state's libraries are examined in detail. Interlibrary cooperation and the role of state and federal governments…