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Download full textHowrey, Mary M. – 1990
This study was funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) to enable the Illinois School Library Media Association (ISLMA) to plan the automation of the state's school libraries. The research was intended to identify current national programs of interest to ISLMA, identify current automation programs within Illinois library systems,…
Descriptors: Data Interpretation, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Automation
Peer reviewedSuvak, Daniel – Public Libraries, 1993
Discusses the impact of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) on state prison libraries. Evaluations of the LSCA are reviewed; the effectiveness of the LSCA in the areas of library budgets, staff, and book collection size is considered; and recommendations for further research are suggested. (22 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Federal Legislation, Grants
Molholt, Pat – 1988
This report, which considers the role of networking activities associated with the technical telecommunication links that bind libraries, services, and patrons together, begins with a historical review of libraries and automation-based systems over the last 19 years. The importance of the development and implementation of standards in interactive…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Federal Aid, Government Role
Riddle, Wayne – 1987
This report provides background--including information on structure, funding levels, program evaluation and issues--on federal programs which provide financial or material assistance to public, school, and college libraries. Federal library grant programs are covered in the following categories: (1) aid to public libraries under the Library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
The seven narrative reports featured in this publication detail the accomplishments, in seven key areas, of State Grant Programs (Titles I, II, and III) funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). These descriptions of state and local library activities, demonstrating how libraries are meeting a variety of users' needs, are: (1)…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities, English (Second Language)
Luther, Barbara – 1990
Intended for use by participants in the Ohio Preconference and the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS), this background paper on one of the three major WHCLIS themes examines Ohio's literacy problem and reviews the state's current literacy programs and funding sources. Definitions of terms, a brief history of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Federal Aid
Peer reviewedFuller, Peter F. – Library Quarterly, 1994
Examines the organizational and political context of decisions directly related to the fate of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) from 1980 to 1992. This decision-making environment is then analyzed in terms of political values, structures, and strategies. (Contains 59 references.) (Author/KRN)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Federal Aid, Federal Government
