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Dalton, Phyllis I. – 1979
The adequacy of the Village Library Project, headquartered in Nome, Alaska, to meet the library service needs and desires of the people in 18 villages on Seward Peninsula, St. Lawrence Island, and Diomede is evaluated in this report. Sections are devoted to the goals of the evaluation, evaluation procedure, goals and objectives of the project,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Library Cooperation, Library Extension

Tice, Karin E.; Gill, Stephen Joel – Journal of Career Development, 1991
Key findings of an evaluation of the Education Information Centers (EICs) project were that (1) many EICs have affected patrons lives; (2) libraries have improved career collections, attracted new patrons, and become viewed as community resources; (3) library staff have developed better ways to ascertain information needs; and (4) new agency…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Career Guidance, Library Extension

McCook, Kathleen de la Pena; Geist, Paula – Public Libraries, 1995
Examines how the libraries of Dade, Broward, and Collier counties have responded with user-centered services to meet the diverse needs of South Florida's Hispanic population. The services are tailored to each system's population, provide services integral to ongoing operations, establish outreach efforts, and bring library services to the people.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Hispanic Americans, Library Development, Library Extension

Krieg-Sigman, Kelly – Library Trends, 1995
Effective promotion and communication of public library services is essential. The following questions are examined: (1) Why promote? (2) What should be promoted? (3) How much promotion/communication needs to be done? (4) What is the best way to promote/communicate? and (5) What are some of the potential pitfalls? Thomas Smith's "Hints to…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Advertising, Community Satisfaction, Evaluation Criteria
Moran, Irene E., Ed. – 1978
The 17 short pieces in this guide advise librarians how to enhance the profile of their organizations through increased interest in the media and more visible involvement in the community, and how to address budgeting, planning, and evaluating a public relations program. Fourteen rules of thumb for preparing and using news releases are described…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Financial Support, Graphic Arts, Library Extension

Crawford, Walt – North Carolina Libraries, 1995
Discusses the future of libraries' extended access and services. Highlights include disposing myths and projections for the future, problems and promises of new technologies, increasing public and academic library funding, and planning for extended libraries. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Futures (of Society), Information Technology
Saint Paul Citizens Task Force for the Library, Minn. – 1981
This report by the City of Saint Paul's Citizens Task Force for the Library presents a documented written program of recommendations for growth and change for the next five years based on the results of three sub-studies: (1) a 'Community Analysis,' an in-depth study of the library-related needs of the Saint Paul community; (2) a self-study of the…
Descriptors: Community Study, Institutional Evaluation, Library Administration, Library Automation
Anderson Public Library, IN. – 1989
The Anderson, Indiana, Public Library conducted a Library Literacy Program that employed a 30-hour per week literacy coordinator. The coordinator's duties were to promote public awareness, recruit volunteer tutors and students, establish library collections, provide support and reinforcement to literacy tutors, and coordinate the supply of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs
Jaffe, Lawrence; Tassia, Margaret – 1992
The Biglerville Community Library Project was a cooperative effort between the Upper Adams School District and the Adams County Public Library (Pennsylvania). Its goal was to create a library service program for the underserved residents of the Biglerville community. The objectives of the program were: (1) to continue to strengthen the on-going…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Information Services, Community Programs, Community Services