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Gregory, Gwen – Public Libraries, 1999
Discusses the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), the new federal grant program for public libraries, and describes results of a survey of designated LSTA coordinators that was conducted to investigate how this new law has affected library development. Also examines changes from the LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act). (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Library Development, Public Libraries, Surveys
Lance, Keith Curry; Kroe, Elaine – 1996
This report provides a statistical profile of state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1994. The data were collected through the new State Library Agencies Survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report documents the variety of roles being played by state library…
Descriptors: Grants, Library Development, Library Expenditures, Library Funding
Thompson, Ellen; Medina, John; Kroe, Elaine – 1997
This report provides a statistical profile of state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1995. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies Survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report documents the variety of roles being played by state library agencies…
Descriptors: Grants, Library Development, Library Expenditures, Library Funding
Kroe, Elaine; Garner, Patricia; Medina, John; Padgett, Regina – 1998
This report contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1996. 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, the United States National Commission on Libraries and…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Grants, Library Collections, Library Development
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Moore, Carolyn M.; Mielke, Linda – Public Libraries, 1986
Presents preliminary results of Clearwater Public Library's study of the usefulness of "Output Measures for Public Libraries" as an indicator of reference performance, and the impact of collection development choices on reference output measures. Data on turnover rate, in-library use, reference fill rate, and reference transactions per…
Descriptors: Library Collection Development, Library Material Selection, Library Surveys, Measurement Techniques