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Peer reviewedinCite, 1996
The seven state libraries of Australia are profiled in two- page articles. Each article contains a description of the library and its programs, a statement from its director or state librarian about his/her background, and photographs. (DGM)
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Library Administration, Library Development, Library Directors
Download full textTexas State Library, Austin. Library Development Div. – 1999
This document contains the Texas Library Systems Act and rules for administering the Library Systems Act. Specifically, it includes the following documents: Texas Library Systems Act; Summary of Codes;Texas Administrative Code: Service Complaints and Protest Procedure; Criteria For Texas Library System Membership; and Certification Requirements…
Descriptors: Libraries, Library Development, Library Policy, Library Standards
Montana State Library, Helena. – 1998
This long range plan for the Montana State Library begins with an introduction that covers history, past planning activities, the planning process, ongoing planning, evaluation, demographic characteristics that influence the library services population, employment and education, income, taxes, needs of Montana libraries, needs of all libraries,…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Library Development, Library Planning, Library Services
Peer reviewedBertot, John Carlo – Public Library Quarterly, 2002
Presents results of a study undertaken for the state library of Maryland to develop a process for the development of a Maryland Digital Public Library. Highlights include planning; management; implementation requirements; networked environments; technical infrastructure issues; collection development; standards; information content; information…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Content Analysis, Electronic Libraries, Information Services
Himmel, Ethel E., Comp.; Wilson, William J., Comp. – 2000
This publication, which replaces "Standards for Library Functions at the State Level" (third edition) published in 1985) acknowledges and celebrates the richness and diversity of state library agencies while documenting the reality of what they currently do. The publication is divided into two sections. The first section of these standards…
Descriptors: Library Collections, Library Development, Library Role, Library Services
Colorado State Library, Denver. – 2001
This annual report highlights the activities of the Colorado State Library for 2000-2001 in the following areas: the Library Research Service; library development; school libraries and media centers; conservation/environmental education; networking and resource sharing; World Wide Web support; institutional library service; the Colorado Talking…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Development
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 2001
This pamphlet focuses on developments in the Library of Michigan during the year 2000. The year 2000 marks the Library of Michigan's 140th consecutive year serving the citizens of Michigan as a federal depository library. A profile of the new State Librarian of Michigan, Christie Pearson Brandau, is given, including her goals as State Librarian,…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Information Services, Information Technology, Law Libraries
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1997
This report presents the Library of Michigan's (LM) long term plan for the period of March, 1997 to September, 1999. The external and internal initiatives of the Board of Trustees are first highlighted. Then, following the Library of Michigan vision statement, four topics are discussed. These each include an outline of the objective and the…
Descriptors: Information Services, Library Development, Library Funding, Library Personnel
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 2000
The goals of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), as administered by the Library of Michigan, are to support statewide access to information, enhance equity of access by providing special assistance to those with difficulty in using a library, support librarians as they develop information skills and foster innovation and technical…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Library Development, Library Funding, Library Planning
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 2000
The objectives of the Alabama Public Library Service are to: provide library services to the citizens directly or through local libraries; provide library services for those with special needs through the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; provide library services to employees of the State of Alabama to meet their…
Descriptors: Information Services, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Networks
Sagee, Kathleen D., Ed. – Centennial State Libraries Newsletter, 1999
This document consists of 12 consecutive issues of the monthly "Centennial State Libraries" newsletter, of the Colorado Department of Education State Library and Adult Education Office. The issues cover the year 1999. Each issue--except the August issue which is an Annual Report--includes some or all of the following sections: current…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Grants, Libraries, Library Development
Peer reviewedTully, Bill – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 1998
John Metcalfe was a leader of the Free Library Movement in Australia in the 1930s, becoming a well-known educator, writer, and state librarian. His involvement in national and international library cooperation from the 1940s to the 1960s widened his earlier New South Wales focus. There is a strong democratic focus in Metcalfe's writings on…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authors, Biographies, Cataloging
Lance, Keith Curry; Kroe, Elaine – 1996
This report provides a statistical profile of state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1994. The data were collected through the new State Library Agencies Survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report documents the variety of roles being played by state library…
Descriptors: Grants, Library Development, Library Expenditures, Library Funding
Thompson, Ellen; Medina, John; Kroe, Elaine – 1997
This report provides a statistical profile of state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year 1995. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies Survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics. The report documents the variety of roles being played by state library agencies…
Descriptors: Grants, Library Development, Library Expenditures, Library Funding
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Network Development and MARC Standards Office. – 1992
The papers in this proceedings describe similarities and differences in state libraries and examine the state library role in local, regional, and national network development and in the dissemination of information to various client segments. The papers are: (1) "The Commonalities of State Library Agencies" (Barrat Wilkins); (2)…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Dissemination, Internet, Library Development
