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Wisconsin Library Bulletin, 1984
This long-range plan for library services in Wisconsin is divided into four major divisions. The first covers characteristics of Wisconsin affecting library services and includes a population profile, an examination of economic indicators, a discussion of social and governmental concerns, and a review of trends in education. A section on library…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Services
Download full textLesh, Nancy, Ed.; Morse, B. Jo, Ed. – 1984
Papers presented at the annual conference of the Alaska Library Association (AkLA) focused on the Alaska Library Network with special emphasis on collection development and resource sharing through networking. Papers and reports from the conference, some of which have been updated, are presented in six chapters. The first provides an overview of…
Descriptors: Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
Brown, Gerald R. – 2003
This presentation investigates the various kinds of services that are needed in school library systems. It relates to the leadership style and organizational needs for small, medium, and large systems at district, regional, or state levels. The content addresses some of the components of the print versions of school library system handbooks and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Guides
Ambach, Gordon M. – 1983
This report describes actions and results from the third year (1981/82) of a library resource sharing program authorized by Chapter 787 of New York State's Laws of 1978. It is noted that the program, which was intended to enable resource sharing between reference, research, academic, public, special, and both public and private school libraries,…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
New York State Library, Albany. – 1984
This sixth and final report on 14 library pilot projects initiated in 1979 and concluded in June 1984 describes the actions and results of the fifth year of the program and provides summary information on the five years of experience in library resource sharing. It is noted that resource sharing increased dramatically as a result of the pilot…
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Pilot Projects
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1992
This booklet presents information about the financial support authorized for libraries and library systems in Chapter 917 of the "Laws of 1990" and advocated by the Regents of the State University of New York for the state's library systems. It is noted that, although Chapter 917 provides for modest increases in library aid each year for…
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Needs, Financial Policy
New York State Library, Albany. – 1991
This booklet presents information about the financial support authorized for libraries and library systems in Chapter 917 of the "Laws of 1990" and advocated by the Regents of the State University of New York for the state's library systems. It is noted that, although Chapter 917 provides for increases in library aid of $5 million each…
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Needs, Financial Policy
Zsiray, Stephen W., Jr.; And Others – 1988
This report presents a proposal made by a Utah task force appointed to establish a plan for a district school library media program to best serve the students and staff of that district. The introductory section discusses the priorities on which the proposal focuses, the philosophy of education in a school library media center, and the aims,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Networks, Library Planning
Adams, Helen R. – 1981
Policies and guidelines designed to provide media program consistency and continuity in the Rosholt School District (Wisconsin) are presented together with a report on a study conducted to determine policies conducive to good media practice. Each of the ten policy statements follows a review of the literature especially pertinent to that area.…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Copyrights, Equipment Maintenance, Guidelines
Nova Scotia Dept. of Education, Halifax. – 1981
A survey of the school library situation in Nova Scotia found an uneven distribution of such library services. Results of the study support (1) the establishment of library service on a district or regional basis with a coordinator of library services and a library resource center as a minimum for each district; (2) a stated policy, guidelines,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Ambach, Gordon M. – 1979
This progress report for the first year of a 3-year pilot project to establish systematic cooperation among public school districts and non-public schools in the provision of library resources and services to students and faculty includes funding recommendations for additional projects and evaluation. This project addresses needs for union…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Library Cooperation
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1986
This long-range plan for library services in Wisconsin is divided into five major divisions. The first covers characteristics of Wisconsin affecting library services and includes a population profile, an examination of economic indicators, and a review of trends in education. A section on the Division of Library Services highlights facets of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Individual Needs, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedPolk, Elizabeth; And Others – Journal of Library Administration, 1989
Thirteen articles explore the expectations of employers for potential employees in all types of libraries and one library network. The discussions cover examples of expectations that have and have not been met, employer views on how well library education is preparing students, and suggestions that might help library educators to better meet…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Employee Attitudes
