Discusses objectives for public library services to the disabled in terms of material, equipment, facilities, services, and staffing, and reports selected results of a 1979 survey of public library service to the physically impaired. (FM)

This brochure provides information on the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) core program for the Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP), which was launched in 1984 to further the library profession, library institutions, and library and information services in less developed countries. Program objectives are…

The results of 5 years of study and preparation, these objectives and standards for Pharmacy Library Service and the accompanying planning guide are designed to provide pharmacy college librarians with the tools necessary to plan and evaluate their library services. The objectives and standards which were developed from those published for special…

This curriculum guide is designed to assist the librarian and classroom teacher in providing a program of essential library skills for all secondary students, and designing learning activities which will reinforce the use of these media skills. The outline is divided into sections on locating materials; using materials; research materials;…

This curriculum guide is designed to assist the librarian and classroom teacher in providing a program of essential library skills for all elementary school students, and designing learning activities which will reinforce the use of these media skills. The outline is divided into sections on locating, using, searching, appreciating, and producing…

Prepared as an outline of the long-range South Carolina Library development program required by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this document describes: (1) the library public, with emphasis on the disadvantaged, illiterate, blind and physically handicapped, persons with limited English speaking ability, the elderly, and the…

Prepared as an outline of the long-range South Carolina Library development program required by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this document describes: (1) the library public, with emphasis on the disadvantaged, illiterate, blind and physically handicapped, persons with limited English speaking ability, the elderly, and the…

These guidelines are provided to assist in meeting the necessary rules and minimum standards and in making judgments on licensing. Suggestions are offered for evaluating an institution's statement of purpose as well as specific aspects of its program. The educational program is assessed with regard to its courses, duration and intensity (associate…

Skills necessary for students in grades K-12 to have and use in the library are the topic of this curriculum guide. Behavioral objectives are presented in the following categories: orientation in the use of the library media center, care of materials, materials selection, circulation procedures, library media terminology, nonbook materials and…

Designed to help library media personnel analyze their local programs to identify strengths and weaknesses and then to progress toward specific goals, these recommended standards address all aspects of library media service within Illinois schools. Standards are included for three phases of development representing increasing growth and…

Created in response to requests from library science faculty for a student edition with a focus on the planning and policy issues germane to all academic libraries, this new text is a revised and abridged version of the fifth edition of "Lyle's Administration of the College Library (1992). The ten chapters of this edition include six chapters from…

A study was conducted at the University of Southern Mississippi School of Library Science to quantitatively determine whether courses adequately addressed program goals and objectives. Results showed that service goals and librarianship were reasonably addressed, but research and management goals were addressed in few courses. The statement of…