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A New Approach to Educational Preparation for Public Library Service: An Experimental Program in Library Education for Work with a Specialized Clientele. Final Report.
Reid, Annie T. – 1971
In 1967 the School of Library and Information Services of the University of Maryland received a grant from the U.S. Office of Education for a demonstration project to prepare students for service to socially and economically disadvantaged groups. The innovative core of this program was a laboratory library located in one of the black ghettos of…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged
Chickasha Cooperative Bibliographic Instruction Project: Final Evaluation.
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McClure, Charles R. – 1981
This report describes a cooperative library project in which a public, a university, and a high school library in Oklahoma collaborated to (1) acquaint high school students, college freshmen, and other area patrons with the library resources available to them in the city of Chickasha; (2) instruct them in the use of library resources; and (3) give…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
Development and Evaluation of a Measure of Library Automation.
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Pungitore, Verna L. – Library and Information Science Research, 1986
Construct validity and reliability estimates indicate that study designed to measure utilization of automation in public and academic libraries was successful in tentatively identifying and measuring three subdimensions of level of automation: quality of hardware, method of software development, and number of automation specialists. Questionnaire…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Surveys
The Significance of a Minority Reference Internship Program.
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Wrighten, Mary G. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Describes the minority internship program at the Bowling Green State University library from the intern's perspective. Highlights include working at various branch libraries as well as a public library; library staff orientation; committee work to promote multiculturalism; and personal assessment of the program. (LRW)
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, College Libraries, Committees, Cultural Differences
The Public Library in Non-Traditional Education.
Brooks, Jean S.; Reich, David L. – 1974
The Dallas Public Library reports on a two-year independent study project (ISP) developed in cooperation with Southern Methodist University and the College Level Examination Program (CLEP). Activities described include: provision of an information and materials distribution center for CLEP; making available information about area colleges and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Bibliographies, Budgets, College Credits
Price City Library Literacy Project. [Final Performance Report, 1989.]
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Allison, Joyce – 1990
The report details the progress of the Price City (Utah) Library Literacy Project toward achievement of its 12 stated objectives: to (1) train 30 volunteer tutors; (2) match them with students; (3) develop a course at the College of Eastern Utah so college students can receive credit for tutoring adults in reading or English as a Second Language;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Budgets, College Credits, College School Cooperation
Developing Library and Information Services for Americans of Hispanic Origin.
Haro, Robert P. – 1981
Emphasizing public, school, and academic libraries, the book provides information on library and information services for Hispanics. Topics of the 10 chapters include: the geographical distribution and concentrations, attitudes, and pertinent sociocultural factors of Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cubans, and Latinos; assessment of an Hispanic…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bilingual Education, Community Attitudes, Community Information Services