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Bolan, Kimberly; Wemett, Lisa C. – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1999
Presents tips from a project that made modest but significant improvements to the young adult areas and services of 11 rural libraries in the Pioneer Library System in upstate New York. Discusses floor plans, layout and location; furniture and fixtures; collections and displays; technology; and staff. Illustrates changes with before-and-after…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Libraries, Improvement, Information Technology
Kolb, Audrey – 1987
Intended as a guide and resource for staff and volunteers in small public libraries in Alaska, this manual is divided into the following chapters: (1) "Establishing a Library," which covers the establishment by ordinance or by organization of a non-profit corporation, information on drafting bylaws, and the role and responsibilities of…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Catalogs, Library Collection Development, Library Facilities
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Lushington, Nolan – Library Trends, 1987
Draws some initial connections between library performance measures and library space planning and collection management. Output measure surveys are suggested for establishing hierarchies of use and appropriate design of environments for housing the collection. Four references are listed. (MES)
Descriptors: Building Design, Evaluation Criteria, Facility Planning, Facility Utilization Research
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Dewe, Michael – International Library Review, 1991
A British consultant describes the planning involved in the development of a new public library in Greece. The organization of public libraries in Greece is explained; the community to be served is described; and planning issues are addressed, including the library role, the organization of library materials, and automation. (three references)…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Consultants, Foreign Countries, Library Automation
Kolb, Audrey – 1992
This manual is intended as a guide and a resource for staff and volunteers in small public libraries in Alaska. It is for libraries managed by local residents that have not had training in operating and managing a library. Some of the chapters may be useful to other types of libraries, such as a small school library or a church library. The guide…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Childrens Libraries, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Damaren, Norm – Computers in Libraries, 1997
Reduced government payments to school districts in Ontario, Canada have made it increasingly difficult to add resources to school library collections. To meet the needs of its community, St. Benedict Catholic Secondary School will share a new facility with a branch of the Cambridge Public Library. Discusses how the partnership took shape and its…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Financial Problems, Foreign Countries, Library Collection Development
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1987
Developed by the Task Force on Public Library and Library System Standards and Guidelines, these general standards are designed to give local planners a useful tool with which to assess their own unique programs of service and establish direction for future development. A section on planning and the public library considers (1) imperatives for…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Administration, Library Collection Development, Library Facilities
Horner, Margaret L.; And Others – 1987
Designed for the staff of the Onondaga County Public Library (OCPL), this manual provides guidance for the provision of a variety of activities and services common to public libraries. Detailed procedures are included for specific activities organized under the broad headings of Collection, Registration, Circulation, Publicity, Interlibrary Loan,…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Catalogs, Library Circulation, Library Collection Development
Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 1998
Presents Bobby Roberts, director of the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS), and describes some of the changes he has made since 1989: raising public library tax rates, doubling the book budget, library automation, new and renovated buildings, adult public programming, library cooperation, and fund raising. Discusses politics and the…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Financial Support, Librarians, Library Automation
Cummins, Julie; And Others – 1984
This guide is designed to assist librarians and administrators both in assessing the strengths and weaknesses of their public library service to youth and in making immediate and long range plans to reach desired goals. The standards provide a basis for understanding the scope and purpose of youth services. A philosophical statement on service…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
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Russell, Robert; And Others – North Carolina Libraries, 1989
Topics addressed by seven articles on public library service include: videotape collection development; the effects of a new main library on circulation and other performance indicators; planning for a branch library; staff development; reading achievement by elementary students; development of children's programing guidelines; and the role of the…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Elementary Education, Library Collection Development, Library Facilities
Dempsey, Mary A. – Illinois Libraries, 1998
Explores the continuing role of the public library in society, discussing the mission of the library (highlights the Chicago Public Library's new mission statement), funding collections and buildings, technology, capital improvements, challenges to intellectual freedom, librarian education, library outreach, and private-sector partnerships. (PEN)
Descriptors: Cooperation, Futures (of Society), Intellectual Freedom, Librarians
Smulyan, Marilyn Hope – 1989
Passage of library bonds in November 1988 provided momentum to create a new library system for San Francisco. To be successful, this endeavor demanded that the entire library program be evaluated and reassessed, and renovations to the branch libraries had to be made on a systemwide basis. Funding from the library bonds could be used only for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Surveys, Library Automation
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Agosto, Denise E. – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 2001
Presents ten steps toward a more multicultural youth library to help bridge cultural and linguistic gaps in public and school libraries. Topics include mission statements; physical environment; collection diversity; collaboration; bilingual materials; multicultural materials; community involvement; and appreciating diversity. (LRW)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Community Involvement, Cultural Differences
Brown, Gerald R., Comp. – 1997
This report assesses the current stage of program development in the branch libraries of the Saint Lucia Public Library and Information System (PLIS), based on data collected during September-December 1997 using a branch library questionnaire, site visits, and informal surveys of library users. The vision and philosophical statements used to frame…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Foreign Countries, Institutional Mission, Library Administration
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