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New Jersey State Library, Trenton. Library Development Bureau. – 1989
Based on the document "Final Report on the Study to Develop a Library Automation Blueprint for the New Jersey Library Network" (December 1987) and the reaction to it by the New Jersey library community, this plan was produced to guide the New Jersey State Library in meeting the goal of developing one statewide database containing the holdings…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Continuing Education, Library Automation, Library Education
Oetting, Edward C.; Grisham, Frank P. – Library Administration & Management, 1989
The role of non-M.L.S. professionals in the library environment is examined in two articles together with some of the educational, administrative, and professional issues involved. The first article focuses on the role of the archivist in academic libraries and the second discusses the non-M.L.S. professional in the library network environment.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Certification, Credentials
McClure, Charles R. – 1983
The Oklahoma Chapter of the Association of College and Research Libraries (OK-ACRL) and the Oklahoma Library Association, College and University Division (OLA-CUD) co-sponsored a survey of professional academic librarians to obtain institutional and background data on their characteristics, their preferences for academic professional association…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Delivery Systems, Higher Education, Librarians
Duggan, Maryann; Montague, Eleanor A. – 1976
An institute was conducted to introduce Western state library administrators to methods for planning staff development training. The intent was to strengthen staff development programs and to build a network of individuals interested in staff development in Western libraries. The program introduced a variety of training tools and presented a wide…
Descriptors: Institutes (Training Programs), Librarians, Libraries, Library Education
Casey, Joseph; And Others – 1978
Case studies describing programs funded under the Library Research and Demonstration Component (II-B) of the Higher Education Act (HEA), and Title III of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) are included. The awarding of grants, and contracts to support research and demonstrations for improving library and information sciences,…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Demonstration Programs, Libraries
Southwestern Library Interstate Cooperative Endeavor, Dallas, TX. – 1975
The Southwestern Library Interstate Cooperative Endeavor (SLICE) project was an "experimental effort to determine the feasibility of a multi-state library coordination agency" involving the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. The success or failure of the project's specific objectives are outlined in…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Feasibility Studies, Information Networks, Information Science
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Heine, M. H. – Education for Information: The International Review of Education and Training in Library and Information Science, 1983
Proposes and contrasts general educational aims for librarianship curricula at the first- and second-professional qualification stages, i.e., creation of factual knowledge vs. development of analytical skills and interest in problem-solving. Approaches to study of library networks (document-delivery and bibliographical-record delivery) in such…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Case Studies, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg. – 1974
The Pennsylvania Master Plan Committee, composed of librarians from all types of libraries and also of other interested citizens, reports here on goals, present status, and recommendations for the future of Pennsylvania libraries. After statements of need for a master plan and an outline of its development, goals for effective, widely available…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Financial Support, Information Services, Institutional Libraries
Southwestern Library Interstate Cooperative Endeavor, Dallas, TX. – 1974
Two quarters activities of the Southwestern Library Interstate Cooperative Endeavor (SLICE) are reported. The final study of the legal aspects of establishing a Regional Interstate Library Network in the Southwest is printed in full. This study indicates that an interstate compact may be the best organizational, financial, and legal structure for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Conference Reports, Interstate Programs, Legal Problems
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Becker, Joseph; Pulsifer, Josephine S. – 1971
A teacher's guide for a course designed to provide library administrators with an understanding of the issues and techniques of library automation contains suggestions for conduct of the course and projects for student participation. The eight units of the course cover librarians and automation, computer technology, systems analysis and…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Prentice, Ann E.; Connor, Jean L. – 1978
Prepared as a background paper for the Governor's Conference on Libraries in June 1978, this document presents a summary of what is known (or not known) about the library 'picture' in New York State. This picture is sketched in an overview, and then specific areas are colored in. Information on each type of library--school, public, academic,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Blindness, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co., Los Angeles, CA. – 1975
An extensive study was conducted to determine whether California's Public Library Services Act had succeeded in its goal of improving and extending library service through the establishment and funding of library systems. The comprehensive study involved field interviews at all 20 systems; a review of system documents; a survey of reference…
Descriptors: Costs, Financial Support, Futures (of Society), Guidelines