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Smith, Hannis S. – Library Trends, 1970
Good library legislation for public libraries is broad and general, flexible, permissive, specific in the authority for tax support but not with limitations, clear, conceise and stable. Library laws of Hawaii, California and Illinois can serve as models for the other states. (NH)
Descriptors: Administration, Financial Support, Laws, Legislation
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Drennan, Henry T. – Library Trends, 1975
Funding for libraries may be available from agencies not usually associated with libraries for such purposes as bilingual education, service to older adults, and serving information needs in urban areas. (LS)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Library Services
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Hall, Richard B. – Library Trends, 1987
Study of trends in financing public library buildings reviews data on federal, state, local, and private funding sources since the Carnegie era, and discusses statistics on expenditures by category, including construction, equipment, and site. Data are presented in 12 tables and graphs. (30 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Construction (Process), Expenditures, Financial Support, Library Facilities
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Shubert, Joseph F. – Library Trends, 1975
History of the Library Services and Construction Act, and the relationship between social and political conditions and library funding. (LS)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship, Financial Support
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Rasmussen, Henning – Library Trends, 1981
Describes the public lending right (PLR) situations in New Zealand and Australia, the only two countries in the South Pacific region to adopt a system of remuneration for authors whose works are circulated by libraries, and discusses its adoption in each country. The 76 references listed include interviews and letters. (CHC)
Descriptors: Authors, Compensation (Remuneration), Copyrights, Financial Support
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Piternick, George – Library Trends, 1981
Discusses the public lending right (PLR) with respect to infringements by libraries, financial losses by authors due to library circulation, the effects of PLR on libraries, and the beneficiaries of PLR. The contributions libraries make to authors are described, and alternatives to PLR are suggested. Twenty references are listed. (CHC)
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Copyrights, Costs, Financial Support
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Astbury, Raymond – Library Trends, 1981
Describes the public lending right (PLR) situation in the United Kingdom, including the origin and evolution of the campaign for author remuneration for library lending, the current status of PLR, and a look to the future. Eighty-five references are provided. (CHC)
Descriptors: Authors, Compensation (Remuneration), Copyrights, Financial Support
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Fry, James W. – Library Trends, 1975
The legislative development of the Library Services Act of 1956 and the Library Services and Construction Act of 1964, based primarily on accounts in the Congressional Record. (Author/LS)
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal State Relationship, Financial Support