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Library Association of Australia, Sidney. – 1977
This collection of 34 papers and speeches presented at the conference covers a wide range of topics pertaining to the role of libraries in contemporary society, including issues in library education, library/community relations, library planning and policy-making, technological trends, library services, and library administration. While several…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Library Administration, Library Education, Library Planning
Download full textNational Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1994
The 1994 Forum on Library and Information Services was planned to provide an opportunity to explore the role of libraries in the evolving information and communications infrastructure. This report on the proceedings of the Forum begins with the agenda and a list of the participants. Two roles of the Department of Education relating to libraries…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Financial Support, Futures (of Society), Government Role
Institute of Museum and Library Services, Washington, DC. – 2002
Laura Bush hosted a White House Conference on School Libraries on June 4, 2002, to discuss the latest research on libraries, student achievement and successful local programs. Mrs. Bush's cohost was Dr. Robert Martin, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and education, library, government and philanthropic leaders from across…
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Development
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, The Hague (Netherlands). – 2002
This document presents the program and proceedings from the 68th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Conference held in Glasgow, Scotland, August 18-24, 2002. Topics of presentations include: library services for parliaments; needs assessment; the effects of September 11th on information provision and privacy;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Conferences, Government Libraries
Kolodziejska, Jadwiga; And Others – 1981
Seven of these ten papers are concerned with library research in specific countries; the remaining three deal with library planning and ethics in research. Titles are "The Library as a Cultural Institution," by Jadwiga Kolodziejska, Poland; "The International Seminar 'Book and Library in Society' of the Polish Book and Readers…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Coordination, Foreign Countries, History
Dobrinina, Natalia Y., Ed.; And Others – 1975
These papers on reading research in the socialist countries were delivered at a conference held in Budapest, Hungary, in October of 1974. Included are the text of the introductory address and papers on the following topics: (1) the library and society; (2) the library as it relates to students, teachers, and engineers; (3) the role and…
Descriptors: Adults, Conference Reports, Fiction, Information Needs
Humes, Barbara – 1999
The United States Department of Education invited leading professionals who work in the library field in federal agencies, universities, associations, and foundations to a meeting in Washington, DC to explore the need for national focus on library research. Each participant suggested a research issue of particular concern to their organization and…
Descriptors: Conferences, Federal Programs, Futures (of Society), Information Services
International Association of School Librarianship, Kalamazoo, MI. – 1992
This report of proceedings contains 28 papers that were presented at an international conference on school librarianship. The papers are: (1) "Multi-Ethnic Materials for Children and Young Adults in a Changing World" (Spencer G. Shaw); (2) "Eating Computers" (Dean Marney); (3) "Literature, Reading and the School Library…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Conferences, Cross Cultural Studies
