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Download full textLibrary of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1983
This booklet summarizes the FY 1982 activities of the Library of Congress (LC) in seven areas: (1) collection development and acquisition; (2) collection housing; (3) collection preservation; (4) cataloging and automation planning and networking; (5) services to Congress, including the Congressional Research Service, the Automated Information…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Cataloging, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Lucioli, Clara E. – 1976
A study of Ohio institutional library services and cooperation between such institutions and public libraries reports on library services in: institutions for the mentally ill and retarded, prisons, facilities for youthful offenders, and an orphanage. Profiles for 40 institutions include the institution's location, population, and client age…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Hospitals, Institutional Cooperation, Institutional Libraries
Potter, Susan; Boyd, Sandra Hughes – 1992
This report considers the ways that the Regis University (Colorado) library has addressed needs created by new adult education programs offered at 10 campus locations in the region, 15 prison sites, a number of corporations, and through independent study. Creation of a new position for a full-time librarian for extended library services and…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans, Library Catalogs
Scrimgeour, Andrew D.; Potter, Susan – 1991
This paper examines the importance of contracts in formalizing agreements between libraries to provide services to off-campus students and describes the development of one such contract. Topics addressed include: (1) the value of contracts in clarifying responsibilities and elevating contracted services in the hierarchy of institutional…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Libraries, Contracts, Higher Education
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1987
This report summarizes the activities and results of library programs in Texas that received financial support in FY 1987 through the State Library's Statewide Library Development program, which included funds from both the state's general revenues and the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). Individual TItle I programs described include:…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Library Expenditures, Library Extension, Library Networks
Dalton, Phyllis I., Comp. – 1982
In response to the United Nations' declaration of 1981 as the International Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP), the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) of the American Library Association (ALA) set up an IYDP committee to carry out the objectives of the year. This document, based on state library reports and other…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Cultural Awareness, Disabilities, Library Cooperation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1977
This kit, an updated version of a 1974 publication, resulted from a survey of Friends of the Library Organizations commissioned by Tulane University in 1974. All members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) were surveyed with a mailed questionnaire. The survey analysis is based on the 63 ARL members who responded, 33 of whom had Friends…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Acquisition, Library Extension
Ballard, Thomas – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Discusses the effectiveness of nonbook activities as a public service or in support for other services in the public library, and describes the programing activities of the Logan Square branch of the Chicago Public Library. Ten references are listed. (CHC)
Descriptors: Costs, Library Circulation, Library Extension, Library Role
Ferguson, Douglas K.; Pollock, Kathleen Treb – 1985
This report summarizes the first year activities of the Library and Information Resources for the Northwest (LIRN) Program of the Fred Meyer Charitable Trust. LIRN is one of three regional programs of the Trust and is active in the states of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The LIRN Program is aimed at making needed information more…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
Boylan, Patricia – American Libraries, 1982
Describes a set of special programs for adolescents which have been sponsored by the Smithtown, New York, Public Library. The 12 programs outlined (one for each month of the year) include a summer jobs seminar, a swap shop, a music festival, a game tournament, and a summer sailing presentation. (JL)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Library Extension, Library Planning, Library Services
Houston Public Library, TX. – 1977
Primary focus in this 1977 annual report of the Houston Public Library system is the library's nine-month program, "City...Our Urban Past, Present and Future," which was funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Aspects of the first four months of the program that are described include its lecture series,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Comparative Analysis, Directories, Grants
Moon, Eric; And Others – Library Journal, 1993
Contains reprints of three articles: (1) "Our Commission, Our Omissions" (Eric Moon), published in 1984, discusses the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; (2) "Some Popular Objections to Public Libraries" (William Poole), published in 1876, addresses taxes and quality of books; and (3) "Readers and…
Descriptors: Library Extension, Library History, Library Services, Public Libraries
Murphy, Kurt R. – Library Administration & Management, 1991
Examines the role of marketing in the management of libraries. The role of public relations (PR) in the total marketing concept is discussed, surveys that have explored PR efforts in academic and public libraries are described, and changes affecting libraries that marketing efforts could help to manage are discussed. (seven references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Higher Education, Library Administration
Fine, Beth, Comp.; Woolen, Viola, Comp. – 1992
THe Library Services for Indian Tribes and Hawaiian natives Program, Title IV of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), supports public library services to Indians and Hawaiian Natives. Two types of grants--Basic Grants and Special Projects--encourage the development and improvement of public library services through selected project…
Descriptors: American Indians, Construction Programs, Federal Aid, Grants
Fine, Beth, Comp.; Villines, Dianne, Comp. – 1990
The lack of library facilities, books and documents, and trained personnel are significant obstacles to Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives engaged in developing and strengthening public library services. The Library Services for Indian Tribes and Hawaiian Natives Program is the only Federal library program that provides direct grant funds for…
Descriptors: American Indians, Construction Programs, Federal Aid, Grants
