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Bundy, Mary Lee; Stakem, Teresa – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1982
Presents the results of a survey of public librarians in the United States conducted to determine their attitudes toward intellectual freedom with emphasis on responses regarding extension services to poor and minorities, attitude changes, and factors that influence attitudes. (CHC)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Attitude Change, Librarians, Library Surveys

Steffan, Nicolle O.; Lance, Keith Curry; Logan, Rochelle – Public Libraries, 2002
Reports on Counting on Results, a project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services that developed and tested tools to standardize and simplify the collection of outcome data from public library patrons. Discusses results of questionnaires that addressed "Planning for Results" service responses. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Data Collection, Library Services, Library Standards, Public Libraries
Curry, Ann; Haycock, Ken – School Library Journal, 2001
Discusses results of a survey questionnaire of public and school libraries that investigated the use of Internet filtering software. Considers filter alternatives; reasons for filtering or not filtering; brand names; satisfaction with site blocking; satisfaction with the decision to install filter software; and guidelines for considering filters.…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Guidelines, Internet, Library Surveys
Lynch, Mary Jo – American Libraries, 1991
This report summarizes findings of the American Library Association (ALA) Survey of Librarian Salaries 1991, which covered full-time professionals in academic and two-year college libraries and large public libraries. A table showing rank order of position titles by mean salaries is included, and it is noted that staff cutbacks have been reported…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Librarians, Occupational Surveys
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1986
Designed to provide librarians, library administrators, and other interested persons with information organized to facilitate comparisons of libraries within the same library system, with comparable service populations, and with comparable expenditures, this publication contains information derived from the 1985 Annual Report/System Membership…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Library Expenditures, Library Statistics, Public Libraries
Lowell, Howard P. – 1975
The Massachusetts Public Library Materials Conservation Project was a year-long program sponsored by the Massachusetts Bureau of Library Extension and conducted by the New England document Conservation Center (NEDCC) under a grant from Title I, Library Services and Construction Act. Its purposes were to provide public library administrators,…
Descriptors: Library Materials, Preservation, Prevention, Professional Training

Holt, Cynthia; Hole, Wanda – Public Libraries, 2003
Discusses the need for effective library service to people with disabilities and focuses on the need to train users, based on experiences at the Special Needs Center of the Phoenix (Arizona) Public Library. Highlights include training rewards; librarians as trainers; and needs assessment through interviews, questionnaires, focus groups, and task…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Focus Groups, Interviews, Library Services
Bird, Angela; Tedd, Lucy A. – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2004
The role of the public library in encouraging reading and using ICT in the reading development process has been included in a number of Government reports during the 1990s and 2000s in the UK. Following the successful implementation of the People's Network many public libraries are developing ways of using ICT in reader development. In Wales, as…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Welsh
American Library Association, Chicago, IL. – 1980
Presented here are the results of a systematic attempt to document on a national scale the existence, quality, and quantity of library service provided to an often neglected segment of the public: the inmates, both adult and juvenile, housed in city and county jails, detention centers, work farms, half-way houses, diagnostic treatment centers, or…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Financial Support, Library Materials, Library Personnel

Urban Libraries Council, Evanston, IL. – 1993
The topic of this Urban Libraries Council (ULC) Frequent Fast Facts Survey is library staffing. These ULC Frequent Fast Facts Surveys are not intended to be scientific studies of the library community but rather "snapshots" on topics of current interest. Further analysis of the results is suggested, and for that reason, the completed…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Associations, Library Personnel, Library Policy
Bergin, Joyce Williams – 1984
With reference to Frances Smardo's proposal in the late 1970s that librarians who work with preschoolers be trained in the competencies required to serve their young patrons, a survey was conducted to investigate current trends in services offered to preschool children, and the training in early childhood education received by librarians involved…
Descriptors: Budgets, Childhood Needs, Educational Background, Librarians
Massachusetts State Board of Library Commissioners, Boston. – 1978
Designed to facilitate the rapid comparison of fiscal year 1978 support and activity levels among public libraries in Massachusetts, this report identifies twelve indicators of library support and activity and presents percentage and per capita figures for each municipality. Data are for the twelve-month period ending June 30, 1978, and represent…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Financial Support, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Massachusetts State Board of Library Commissioners, Boston. – 1978
Intended for use by library staffs, directors, and trustees, this report of salary and staffing information for Massachusetts public libraries for 1978 is presented in a standardized format to facilitate the identification of comparable libraries and the comparison of salaries and other personnel data. Explanatory notes define the terms used in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Fringe Benefits, Library Personnel

Garnsey, Beth A.; Powell, Ronald R. – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 2000
Describes results of an exploratory survey that examined public library electronic mail reference services and the patrons who used them. Discusses results of print questionnaires and Web-based questionnaires that investigated user satisfaction and classified email reference questions received by public libraries. Library questionnaire and web…
Descriptors: Classification, Electronic Mail, Library Services, Library Surveys
Northwest Library District, Bowling Green, OH. – 1976
This report covers the period from January 1 to December 31, 1976, which was the third year of operation for NORWELD. Thirty-five public libraries and one state library agency from 12 northwestern Ohio counties participated in various degrees in the activities of this multicounty library cooperative formed in 1974. NORWELD's objectives and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration, Library Cooperation