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Resource Sharing by Public Libraries.
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Waldhart, Thomas J. – Public Libraries, 1995
Examines data from the National Center for Educational Statistics to determine whether networking and resource-sharing activities of public libraries have increased libraries' use of Interlibrary Loan (ILL). Results suggest that libraries have significantly increased their borrowing through ILL in recent years. Two tables provide loan statistics.…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Data Analysis, Information Sources, Interlibrary Loans
Connecting Rural Oregon Libraries to the Internet, or "Will it Fit in My Car?".
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Middleton, Cheryl; Cross, Judy – Public Libraries, 1998
Describes Jumpstart, a Web site providing remote access to government information in CD-ROM format, developed by Oregon State University's Valley Library, as a joint venture with the Oregon State Library and the Portland Area Library System to provide hardware, software, and training to rural school and public libraries in Oregon that have limited…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Government Publications, Information Sources, Internet
Achieving School Readiness: An Investigation of the Implementation of a "Prototype of Library Services for Young Children and Their Families."
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Immroth, Barbara – Public Libraries, 1997
The participant evaluation of an intensive, research-based institute about emergent literacy and public library service for young children demonstrates current "best practice" strengths and weaknesses. Children's librarians indicate which services, attitudes and skills, organizational structures, and resources are being implemented in…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Improvement, Information Services
Reading the 'Net--Books in Cyberspace.
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Foster, Janet – Public Libraries, 1999
Discusses electronic text collections, bookstores on the Web, reader advisories, cyber book reviews, and resources for librarians explaining how to locate online reading materials. Suggests that librarians can exploit online book resources to complement current collection-development strategies or use them as virtual reader's advisories. Cites 17…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Bookstores, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Text
Collections and Services for the Spanish-Speaking: Issues and Resources.
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Marquis, Solina Kasten – Public Libraries, 2003
Describes factors that have hindered Spanish-language collection development and suggests strategies and tools that can help the non-Spanish-speaking librarian select and acquire Spanish-language monographs, periodicals, and audiovisual media for adult and youth audiences. Provides lists of selected resources for Spanish-language and Latino book…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Books, Information Services, Information Sources
Libraries as Information Centers for Economic Development.
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Miele, Tony; Welch, Nancy – Public Libraries, 1995
Discusses the role of libraries in the Arizona Strategic Planning for Economic Development Project. Highlights include the Arizona example; survey results and implications for libraries; the Economic Development Information Center (EDIC), the project's players, collection development, and training sessions; some success stories; and the future of…
Descriptors: Business, Developmental Programs, Economic Development, Futures (of Society)