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Download full textDadalo, Tony – 1999
The purpose of this research project was to examine the current state of libraries in the Solomon Islands with particular attention to the resources available and the services provided. Data was collected through a survey questionnaire, site visits, and informal interviews carried out in the Solomon Islands between July and August 1998. The 20…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Services
Lovett, Susan S. – 2002
This study describes a survey of public elementary schools in Wake County, North Carolina that examined what picture books that include mixed-race characters or mixed-race families are available and which are most commonly collected in public school media centers. Of the 79 elementary school media centers in the Wake County Public School System,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education
Bambakidis, Elli – 1996
Traditionally, archivists have been involved mainly in the intellectual preservation of library materials and the selection, appraisal, processing, and cataloging of library collections. Due to the relatively short (approximately 50 years) stability of the paper commonly used for printed and written documents since the mid-nineteenth century, the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis
Gourlie, Suzanne K. – 1996
This study sought to identify the reading interests and preferences of older adult public library users in the Oakwood, Ohio community, and also to gauge interest in large print materials within this group. Surveys assessed in this study were completed by 70 adults age 50 or over. The results revealed a wide range of reading interests and…
Descriptors: Large Type Materials, Library Acquisition, Library Collection Development, Library Collections
LaPoint, Virginia A. – 1997
Traditionally, libraries have had a role of providing equitable access for those who might not otherwise have access, and this role continues today in implementing access to electronic resources. However, there are special problems in applying this mission to prison libraries. A short history of automation in prison libraries is followed by a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Internet, Library Automation
Bohanon, Patricia L. – 1999
This study reports on the results of a mail questionnaire administered to 25 tribal community college libraries in 1999, 6 years after "Pathways to Excellence: A Report on Improving Library and Information Services for Native American Peoples" was released. Data obtained from nine respondents, representing 36% of those surveyed, provided…
Descriptors: Access to Information, American Indian Education, American Indians, College Libraries
