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Seidenberg, Edward – 1981
Prepared by the Texas State Library staff as guidance for future legislative action to amend the current library systems act, this paper provides an overview of the governance of library systems, a description of the current governance of the Texas Library System, and a summary of positive and negative aspects of the different structures. Cost…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Costs, Governance, Guidelines
Download full textPublic Administration Service, Austin, TX. – 1976
This analysis of the existing Texas State Library System with recommendations for improvement is divided into three phases: Phase 1 examines the governance and operations of the system as set up by the Library Systems Act of 1969; Phase 2 discusses alternative models for organization and governance; and Phase 3 presents proposed model legislation…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Services
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1966
This manual of the Centralized Processing Center (CPC) was published in 1966 by the Texas State Library as an introduction to, and explanation of, its services. The CPC is defined as a service center which receives requests for material from member libraries, then orders, receives, classifies, catalogs, prepares catalog and shelf list cards, and…
Descriptors: Administration, Centralization, Guides, Instruction
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1982
This booklet provides background information about the Texas library system for both new and experienced system advisory council members and lay representatives. It is noted that most of the material included was previously distributed at the 1980 System Advisory Council Conference. Five sections are presented: (1) "The Public Library and the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Check Lists, Governing Boards, Library Cooperation
Texas State Library, Austin. Field Services Div. – 1970
A companion to ED 029 678 which provided a preliminary evaluation for 1968, this evaluation covers the third six months of operation of the Texas State Library Communication Network. Background information on the Network and the evaluation criteria are given. Data sources included Network Transaction sheets, questionnaires completed by Network…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition
Peer reviewedMahoney, Brian D. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2000
States that several states are establishing networks for resource sharing. Florida offers these resources through the Florida Distance Learning Library Initiative, Wisconsin has BadgerLink and WISCAT, TexShare provides library resource sharing in Texas, and Louisiana has LOUIS and LLN. These are some of the states successfully demonstrating…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Electronic Libraries, Integrated Library Systems, Library Cooperation
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1977
Texas State Library activities for 1977 which were funded under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) are reported, including administrative expenses for LSCA; administrative tape conversion--to duplicate books recorded on open reel tapes to cassettes for use by the blind; continuing education and consulting for librarians; special…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgets, Grants, Institutionalized Persons
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1985
This long range plan was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), P.L. 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 by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Texas State Library, Austin. Field Services Div. – 1969
In 1968 the Texas State Library established a library communications network under Title III of the Librar y Services and Construction Act. The objective of this study was to evaluate the network after six months of operation. Part I of the study consists of a general evaluation by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., based on operational data…
Descriptors: Communications, Costs, Data Collection, Interlibrary Loans
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
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1988
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…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Government Role, Guidelines, Library Administration
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1990
The Long Range Plan was prepared to satisfy requirements of the Library Services Construction Act (LSCA) 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 by the state and federal…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Government Role, Guidelines, Library Administration
