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Download full textSouth Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1995
The South Carolina State Library's plan for use of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title I, II, and III funds is presented. Five chapters include: a profile of the library public, focusing on special needs populations; profiles of the state's libraries and their needs; criteria, priorities, and procedures for library improvement…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Individual Needs
PDF pending restorationIdaho State Library, Boise. – 1996
The public library board of trustees is an example of the great democratic tradition of giving authority for the operation of public agencies to members of the general public. The public library board is legally responsible for overseeing the efficient and effective operation of the public library. The board hires the library's administrator,…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Community Relations, Efficiency, Governance
Griffith, Julia E. – 1994
Chapter 2 Formula funds provide federal aid to states through the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 as amended in 1988 by PL 100-297. Funds can support programs for students at risk of failure or dropping out, or students for whom providing an education entails higher than average costs. Funds can also support programs for…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Dropout Prevention
Croston, Kendel R. – 1997
This paper covers the history of the Canton Public/Stark County District Library (CPL), focusing on the years 1929-1997. The paper focuses on the broadening of the library's services, including the development of reference services, service to young adults, and a variety of outreach activities. A literature review discusses the history of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bookmobiles, Branch Libraries, Childrens Libraries
Cepeda, Rita; Norman, Carolyn F. – 1992
The status of the California Community Colleges (CCC) Library and Learning Resources Program (LLRP) is described in this report, which reviews a systemwide survey of the LLRP completed in the 1988-89 academic year; and provides a national and statewide context for ongoing discussions of the relationship between the LLRP and the CCC Board of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Learning Resources Centers, Library Development
Council on Library Resources, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1993
The Council on Library Resources was created to address the problems of libraries and is now committed to the most significant library problem of all, ensuring that library resources are embraced as part of the solution for people who seek to solve their own problems and those of their communities and institutions. In this annual report, the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Annual Reports, Demography, Economic Factors
Edwards, Catherine; Day, Joan; Walton, Graham – 1996
Among information workers, the term "disintermediation" has been used to describe the diminishing role of the intermediary associated with the electronic information environment. IMPEL2 is a JISC-funded e-Lib Project investigating the social, organizational, and cultural impacts of the growing electronic library in United Kingdom higher…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Cultural Influences, Electronic Libraries
Matson, Madeline, Ed. – 1997
Libraries offer Missourians of all ages educational and cultural opportunities unsurpassed by any other governmental institution or community agency. Missourians value their libraries, as demonstrated by high usage, approval of library tax levies across the state, and increased demand for library services. This plan provides direction for the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Futures (of Society), Libraries, Library Administration
Walter, Virginia A. – 1995
This document is a manual designed to improve library services to young adults. Information is divided into three parts: (1) "Applying the Planning and Role Setting Process to Library Services for Young Adults"; (2) "Evaluating the Results: The Measurement Process"; and (3) "The Output Measures." Part 1 discusses the Public Library Association…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Community Relations, Data Collection
Diakite, Fatogoma – 1999
This paper discusses the status of library services and reading in Mali. Following an introductory section that provides miscellaneous data about Mali, the first section of the paper describes the development of libraries in Mali before the colonial period, during the colonial period, and during the independence period up to 1977. The libraries of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiotape Recordings, Developing Nations, Elementary Secondary Education
Schmidt, Janine; Cribb, Gulcin – 1999
This paper outlines experiences at the University of Queensland Library (UQL) in meeting the challenge of creating an appropriate library and information service to support effective learning. The changing customer base and the changing environments of higher education and libraries are described. Four strategies for extending the role of the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Facility Improvement, Facility Planning
Mancini, Donna D. – Library Journal, 1997
The director of the Public Library of Nashville & Davidson County (Tennessee) discusses the library's development since 1995. Highlights include Nashville's growth potential and political climate; improving the efficiency of internal operations; staff involvement in problem-solving (technology training and systemwide programming);…
Descriptors: Facility Expansion, Facility Improvement, Financial Support, Information Technology
Lund, Patricia; And Others – Illinois Libraries, 1993
Includes nine articles that discuss cooperative library networking in Illinois. Highlights include library systems as cooperative agencies; PALI (Private Academic Libraries of Illinois); rural school and public library development; systemwide users; regional medical libraries; virtual libraries and the Coalition for Networked Information; a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Databases, Depository Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHarada, Violet; Donham, Jean – Teacher Librarian, 1998
Focuses on the student-centered "Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning" mission for school library media programs, and the corresponding information literacy standards. Discusses examples of content-area standards; instructional roles; and three strategies for developing an integrated library media program--collaborating with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Cooperative Planning, Course Integrated Library Instruction
Direct linkBecker, Linda K. W. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
The purpose of this study is to review and analyse historical research related to changes brought on by globalisation in Australian academic libraries. Using relevant literature, this study examines the role of academic librarians in internationalising their own experiences and perspectives for the purpose of improving library, instructional and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, International Education, Librarians
