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Giblon, Della L.; Henke, Esther Mae – RQ, 1980
Describes projects of Oklahoma libraries designed to combat the problem of illiteracy among adults and explains Oklahoma Image, a humanities effort aimed at attracting out-of-school adults to public libraries by focusing on the state's multicultural heritage. Column also reports adult service news from other states. (JD)
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adult Reading Programs, Libraries, Library Services
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Bingham, Karen Havill – RQ, 1987
The Read Illinois project was launched by the Illinois State Library in 1981 to initiate adult service efforts to promote appreciation of the state's literary heritage. The program draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers, and booksellers by organizing literary activities for adults and young…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Programs, Library Services, Literary History
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Baker, Sharon L., Ed.; And Others – RQ, 1995
Guest columnist Paul D. Healey discusses World Wide Web as an Internet reference tool for librarians in adult reference services. Discussion highlights include an examination of Web uses in retrieving hypertext documents, a review of Web uses in law libraries, an analysis of quality control problems, and challenges faced by users. (JMV)
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Computer Networks, Electronic Text, Hypermedia