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Download full textSMITH, HANNIS S. – 1959
NINETY PERCENT OF THE TWENTY-SEVEN MILLION AMERICANS WHO DID NOT HAVE ACCESS TO LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN 1956 WERE FROM RURAL AREAS, WHILE ANOTHER FIFTY-THREE MILLION HAD ACCESS ONLY TO INADEQUATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE. THE PROBLEM ARISES FROM THE APPARENT DIFFICULTY OF PROVIDING GOOD LIBRARY SERVICE WHERE TOWNS ARE SMALL AND RURAL PEOPLE ARE…
Descriptors: Books, Financial Support, Library Extension, Library Services
Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, Greensboro, NC. – 1973
Directors of ten public libraries in the Piedmont Triad (North Carolina) requested that the Council of Governments make a Regional Library Services Study, so that interlibrary cooperation might lead to better library service. After an analysis of the demographic, social, and economic character of the region, and also of library service, the study…
Descriptors: Evaluation, Financial Support, Information Services, Interlibrary Loans
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1965
The potentialities for a reference and research library system which would serve Nassau and Suffolk Counties are examined in this study. The resources available, the needs of various users, and the necessary elements for a viable system, including financial considerations, are assessed. Basic data was obtained from the opinions of users and…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Information Needs, Library Cooperation, Library Materials
Denver Regional Council of Governments, CO. – 1968
The purpose of this plan is to provide a guide for designing improvements in public library service in the Denver metropolitan region and for evaluating the libraries as they develop. The report examines the background of public library planning activities, characteristics of the region, local library systems, area library resources and minimum…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1968
Objectives of this study were to assess existing library resources, services, and needs in the Capitol Region of Connecticut and to recommend steps for future development. Study data were obtained from a questionnaire sent to all libraries in the region, from interviews with a cross section of individuals in many fields concerned with libraries,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Financial Support, Information Needs, Library Associations
Metz, T. John, Comp. – 1976
An overview of the proceedings covers library networks; network levels (national, regional, state, and local); network roles, activities, and services; legal, organizational, and constituency issues; funding and budgeting; technical issues; and network interrelationships. There are summaries of four major speeches which deal with the national…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Conference Reports, Conferences, Coordination
Public Library Association, Chicago, IL. – 1975
Revised guidelines are provided for audiovisual materials and services in public libraries serving a population of 150,000 or more. A glossary of terms is followed by definitions of responsibility at the federal, state, regional, and local levels. Allocation of 10 to 15 percent of the materials budget for audiovisual resources is recommended.…
Descriptors: Audio Equipment, Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Centers, Budgets
