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Holton, Barbara; Kroe, Elaine; O'Shea, Patricia; Sheckells, Cindy; Dorinski, Suzanne; Freeman, Michael – National Center for Education Statistics, 2005
This report contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year (FY) 2004. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies (StLA) Survey, the product of a cooperative effort between the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, State Agencies, Library Administration, Library Services
Missingham, Roxanne – Australian Special Libraries, 1994
Outsourcing has been proposed as a method for improving effectiveness and productivity in Australian public library service. Developments, drawbacks, and potentials are discussed, and differences between contracting out whole services as opposed to selected activities are examined. (AEF)
Descriptors: Costs, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Library Administration
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1987
In response to a request by the Senate Committee on Appropriations for an examination of the A-76 program of the Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in particular NOAA's decision to contract for the operation of its Central Library, this report describes a General Accounting Office (GAO) review which:…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Audits (Verification), Contracts, Cost Effectiveness