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Download full textBertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R.; Ryan, Joe – 2000
This report summarizes the findings, issues, and lessons learned from the Developing National Public Library and Statewide Network Statistics and Performance Measures study conducted between January 1999 and August 2000. The overall goal of the study was to develop a core set of national statistics and performance measures that librarians,…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Technology
Vasey, Bill – Rural Libraries, 1989
Outlines the Wyoming objectives and methods of implementation within the Intermountain Community Learning Information Service Project, a Kellogg Foundation funded project that links the Land Grant Universities of Wyoming, Utah, Montana and Colorado, the University Libraries, the respective State Libraries, and eight rural public libraries to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Libraries, Information Services, Information Technology
Peer reviewedMaul, Helen Meadors – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Describes the development of library technology and the need for telecommunications in a state with a lack of population density. Topics include the state library's role; shared library resources and library networks; government information; the Wyoming State Home Page on the World Wide Web; Ariel software; network coordinating; and central…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Information Technology, Library Acquisition, Library Automation
Peer reviewedCoco, Carolyn, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
This summary of library initiatives in Louisiana relating to information technology describes academic library initiatives; multitype library initiatives, including library networks that provide access to the Internet; the state library and public library initiatives, including interlibrary loan services; school library initiatives; and state…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Technology
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1997
In the fall of 1996, Congress passed the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Bill. The bill challenges librarians to become more collaborative, encourages resource sharing and cooperation among all types of libraries, and shifts the focus of federal funding to technology. This report describes…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Information Networks, Information Services
Idaho State Library, Boise. – 1998
In l998, Idahoans gathered in a series of six Regional Futures Conferences to identify what they thought was probable during the next ten years, what was possible for libraries to do and be, and what a preferred future of Idaho libraries might be. Participants from the regional conferences then convened to refine and focus descriptions of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Conferences, Futures (of Society), Information Technology
Chepesiuk, Ron – American Libraries, 1996
The Utah Library Network established Internet access in public libraries serving rural communities. It was a cooperative effort between the Utah State Library, public libraries, Utah State University, and state and local governments. Uses include supplementing small library collections, electronic mail, and facilitating interlibrary loans. An…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cooperative Planning, Government Role, Information Technology
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1989
The goals and guiding principles of the Maryland State Library Network are defined by the State Library Network Planning and Resource Sharing Task Force. The following goals are asserted: (1) state residents will have improved access to the state's information resources through the work of a State Library Network Coordinating Council; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Economic Factors, Futures (of Society), Information Technology
Vavrek, Bernard, Ed.; Whitney, Loralyn, Ed. – 1992
The 11 papers in this collection were presented at a symposium that was jointly sponsored by the Wilson Foundation and the Nebraska Library Commission. The papers are: (1) "The Small Library in an Era of Multiple Transformations" (Michael Marien); (2) "Community Needs and the Rural Public Library" (Don A. Dillman); (3)…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs, Distance Education
Peer reviewedMersmann, Patti, Ed. – Library Hi Tech, 1996
Describes information technology projects in Kansas, including state library World Wide Web service; University of Kansas Medical Center's online information center; the Kansas Research and Education Network, comprised of elementary and secondary schools and higher education institutions; the state university's systemwide access to information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Iowa State Library, Des Moines. – 1991
This proceedings from the 1991 Iowa Governor's Pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services contains a conference overview; a list of conference delegates; the conference program; national, state, and local recommendations made at the conference; and the keynote address by Nicky Stanke. The following issues were addressed in the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1988
The 15 papers in this compilation focus on library nagement and technology, including information technology, statistics, buildings and equipment, and conservation: (1) "Information Control: OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) and Networking Strategies" (Neil McClean, United Kingdom); (2) "OSI in Australia: Potential, Planning,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Centers, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
