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Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1979
This report details the proceedings of the Michigan pre-White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services held from March 26-28, 1979. Demonstrations, displays, discussions, elections, and participants are described, and the 68 resolutions arising from the discussions are listed according to the following topics: (1) finance, (2)…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Financial Support, Libraries, Library Automation
Vavrek, Bernard, Ed.; Pratt, Mary Lou, Ed. – 1987
Nine papers make up this proceedings on bookmobile services to rural areas. The primary theme of the conference was "programming," with emphasis on quality of services and how to market the bookmobile in communities. Although the primary focus is on rural library services, many of the ideas in these papers can be applied to metropolitan…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Library Extension, Library Research, Library Services
Fleming, Lois D., Comp. – 1974
The State Library of Florida sponsored a conference in 1974 to provide an interchange of ideas between public libraries and specialists in adult basic education (ABE). Nine papers were given covering existing ABE programs, the role of libraries in ABE, how to find and evaluate materials, and methods of interagency cooperation. Nine appendixes…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Conference Reports, Library Cooperation
Payne, Philip, Ed. – 1983
The 23 papers presented at this conference deal with the information needs of institutionally-based part-time students in United Kingdom universities, polytechnics, and further education colleges, and with library and information services for the adult learner. Keith Percy and John Simpson provide overviews on the number and types of part-time…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adult Education, Evening Students, Extension Education
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Hamburg (Germany). Inst. for Education. – 1999
This booklet examines the role of museums and libraries in providing adult education, both as informal individual learning as well as structured learning activities for groups of learners. The booklet presents an overview of how museums and libraries offer different types of educational opportunities for adults. Most museums have pedagogical…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Cultural Activities