This article provides the framework for a set of standards and outcomes that would constitute information literacy with primary sources. Based on a working model used at Dartmouth College's Rauner Special Collections Library in Hanover, New Hampshire, these concepts create a framework for teaching with primary source materials intended to produce…

This second revision and update of the initial five year plan for the Chicago Public Library reflects the administrative team's planning of objectives and tasks for this period. A literature review summarizes thoughts on the environment of the library, and a survey of its development is followed by an outline of the plan's goals, objectives, and…

Discusses the Request for Proposal (RFP) process (formal document asking vendors to submit proposal for system meeting specific needs of library) employed by Canadian libraries as major step in selection of online system. System selection, evaluation, and implementation, Request for Information, estimating costs, and contract negotiation are…

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…

Describes the process of writing grant proposals to obtain money for school library media programs. Responding to a Request for Proposals (RFP) is explained; identifying possible funding groups is discussed; elements of a proposal are described, including goals, evaluation, and budget needs; and six additional resources are suggested. (LRW)

This final report describes activities in 1979-80 of the project, Vocational Education Information Services (VEIS), which supported vocational education dissemination in Indiana. The narrative section is divided into sections corresponding to the five project objectives: (1) publish and distribute six special reports and four issues of the…

This document contains the program proposal, interim reports, and final report of the program evaluation for a program of bibliographic instruction which is part of the curriculum, and taught by faculty working with librarians at Presbyterian College. Objectives were based around three assumptions: (1) a close working relationship with faculty is…

This planning proposal recommends that Memphis State University Libraries make information on CD-ROM (compact disc--read only memory) available in the Reference Department by establishing an Information Retrieval Center (IRC). Following a brief introduction and statement of purpose, the library's databases, users, staffing, facilities, and…

Provides guidelines for preparing a proposal for funding a library literacy project, including funding sources; community needs statement; plan of operation, including goals and objectives and a time frame; quality of key personnel; budget and cost effectiveness; evaluation plan; adequacy of resources; and cooperation and coordination. (LRW)

The Library Career Training Program, Title II-B of the Higher Education Act (HEA), provides grants to institutions of higher education and library organizations or agencies to train persons in librarianship through fellowships, institutes, and traineeships and to establish, develop, and expand programs of library and information science. This…

A new organization is proposed that will serve as a regional library network for the midwestern United States: the Midwest Regional Library Network (MIDLNET). MIDLNET must meet four requirements in order to assure its success: it must meet the needs of the major academic research libraries in the area, it should be a limited sponsor network, it…

This proposal for funding for Project ACCESS (A Curriculum-based Collection Evaluation and Selection System) Library Model for community colleges begins with a project description that discusses curriculum-based collection and services and computer-based operations and management at the Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Area Technical College (MATC)…