Describes four successful public library programs for families and gives suggestions for planning programs and measuring their success. (LLS)

Describes the use of paraprofessional library staff at Aurora Library (Colorado) to teach part of the bibliographic instruction sessions. Highlights include strategic planning, revising the library instruction program to incorporate reduction and still meet the students' educational needs, staff attitudes, and program evaluation and changes. (LRW)

This report on continuing library education in Idaho is divided into three parts. The first part is an evaluation of the state's first three-year continuing education plan. The evaluation, which showed that librarians found the effort to be an unqualified success, was carried out by interviewing librarians and reviewing plan objectives. The second…

Offers overview of reasons why libraries may choose to begin volunteer literacy program in their communities and the design and evaluation methodology that will enable them to make successful evaluation of programs. Highlights include soul-searching questions, planning guidelines and suggestions, and delineation of responsibilities (library staff,…

Presents the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) plan for national guidelines and standards in school libraries. Provides a template and applies the planning model, using the National Association of Secondary School Principals example. Outlines planning and implementation objectives, and discusses strategies, communication tools, and…

These three collections of reports comprise the objectives, background information, project descriptions, and evaluations for public library programs funded through the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) in Massachusetts during the fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979. The projects reflect the efforts being made by librarians to provide…

This course text outlines the objectives and content for a professional continuing education course on clinical medical librarianship. Following an introduction to the course, the history of clinical librarianship and several programs are described. The third section offers guidelines for setting goals and objectives for a clinical librarian…

A system study of the Shelter Rock Public Library was conducted using available documents, background statistical data, and site visits. The library was found to be a strong public institution. The study group's major recommendations included: reorganization of the staff into three major departments--public services, technical services, and…

Describes a library-subsidized walk-in service at Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University, which provides computer-generated bibliographies to undergraduate students at very low cost. Undergraduate needs, models, planning the service (parameters, fees, database selection, promotion), an initial evaluation of the program, and modifications of…

This collection of reports provides the objectives, background information, project descriptions, and evaluations for 16 public library programs funded through the Library Services and Construction Act in Massachusetts during FY 1976. The projects reflect the efforts being made by librarians to provide services to segments of their population who…

Explores problems in the design and evaluation of programs by which special libraries market their services, and identifies potentially useful approaches and quantifiable measures for market structure analysis, design decision-making, and marketing program evaluation. Eleven references and a list of nine use studies with survey instruments are…

To coordinate an academic-library marketing effort effectively, a comprehensive plan is essential. A traditional marketing plan consists of four activities: determining what to promote, defining target audiences, choosing type of outreach, and evaluating program. Suggestions for promotional activities, forms of publicity, and examples from the…

This document presents the quarterly reports including narrative, summary, and financial reports, program evaluation, instructional materials, and supporting documents for the Library Service Enhancement Program (LSEP) at Tusculum College, an instructional program designed to ensure the bibliographic competency of all graduating sociology/social…

These four supplements, which update a 1977 publication and a 1978 supplement, explain changes and additions in the priorities and administration of library programs, services, and activities funded under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) in Massachusetts. Each of the four reports contains an introduction which reviews its purpose…

Funded by Wake County, the Wake County Public School System, and the city of Raleigh, the Athens Community/School Library is a pilot project intended to provide a full range of services, within budgetary and personnel limits, to the Athens community, as well as a full complement of service to students. The program, as planned, will include…