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Combs, Richard – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1972
The problem of the conflict between the public's right to free libraries and an author's right to just payment for his work is discussed. (16 references) (SJ)
Descriptors: Authors, Fees, Financial Support, Library Circulation
Drake, Miriam – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1984
Discussion of fee versus free question for public library services includes definitions of access to libraries and access to information; reasons for charging fees; library users (adults, students, children); effects of public lending right and distributed publishing on recreational reading; and who should pay for services. Five sources are given.…
Descriptors: Fees, Financial Support, Information Needs, Library Services
Ballard, Thomas – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1983
Examines reduction of public library services as way to deal with problem of higher costs in time of decreasing revenues and discusses the need to understand current economic situation and relationship between public library support and economic prosperity. Economic theories, stagflation, individual prosperity, and ways to plan for austerity are…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Economic Climate, Economics, Financial Support
Rice, James G., Jr. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1979
If libraries are to survive the apparently inevitable lean years ahead, they must make themselves necessary by offering informational and educational services in demand. However, alternative and nontraditional services must be provided on a cost-recovery basis, and only those directly benefiting from the service should pay the additional fee.…
Descriptors: Essays, Financial Policy, Financial Support, Information Services
Model, F. Peter – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1984
This description of the rehabilitation of the New York Public Library (NYPL) facility highlights an 18-week citywide program on contemporary censorship, including the main exhibit in NYPL's Gottesman Exhibition Hall; financial support and the library budget; and the leadership of Vartan Gregorian, president of NYPL since 1981. (EJS)
Descriptors: Administrators, Budgets, Censorship, Exhibits
Durrance, Joan; Van Fleet, Connie – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1992
Reports on a study of changing trends in public libraries. Interviews with public library leaders identified five areas of changing emphasis: information technology, community needs, strategic planning, public relations and marketing, and funding. (seven references) (EA)
Descriptors: Community Needs, Financial Support, Information Technology, Interviews
Milner, Art – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1982
Discusses the history and functions of Philadelphia's Franklin Institute and outlines prospects for the Institute's library with respect to services, programs, and financial support under the direction of Leonard Freiser, the recently-appointed head librarian. The Institute's museum and library collections, especially those concerned with science,…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Information Services, Institutional Role, Libraries
Naismith, Rachael – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1983
Examines the role of the public library in providing outreach services to migrant farm workers, citing experiences of three public library systems in the areas of information and referral, bookmobiles, and funding. Physical and psychological inaccessibility are discussed. Three references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Financial Support, Library Extension, Library Role
Sturdivant, Nan; Audley, Cathy – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1989
Describes the activities of and responses to a summer reading program for preschool and elementary school children offered by the Tulsa City-County Library System. Suggestions for developing and implementing such programs are offered, including planning guidelines, the design of print materials, and publicity strategies. (CLB)
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Financial Support, Library Planning, Preadolescents
Imhoff, Kathleen – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1993
Recent winners of the John Cotton Dana Award were Brooklyn Public Library's "Fair Share for Brooklyn" program to reallocate funding and involve residents in the future of library services and the Indiana Library Federation's "Explore the Possibilities: Support Indiana Libraries" program, a statewide multimedia campaign to…
Descriptors: Awards, Budgets, Financial Support, Library Associations