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US House of Representatives, 2024
This document records testimony from a hearing held to examine combating graphic, explicit content in school libraries to protect kids. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Aaron Bean, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; and (2) Honorable Suzanne Bonamici, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Early Childhood Education, School Libraries, Media Selection
Smith, Paul G., Ed. – California State Library, 2008
"California Library Laws 2008" is a selective guide to state laws and related materials that most directly affect the everyday operations of public libraries and organizations that work with public libraries. It is intended as a convenient reference, not as a replacement for the annotated codes or for legal advice. The guide is organized…
Descriptors: Laws, Public Libraries, Reference Materials, Library Services
Texas State Library, Austin. Library Development Div. – 1995
This publication provides standards and guidelines addressing a variety of issues in the area of library automation in Texas. In addition to the core elements of a library automated system (public access catalog, cataloging, circulation, acquisitions, and serials), remote access, imaging, and full-text document management are included. This…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Guidelines, Information Technology
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1977
This Association of Research Libraries (ARL) kit on preservation of library materials contains: (1) descriptions of preservation programs and objectives from Boston University, the University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin, and University of California at Los Angeles; (2) a description of the Library of Congress' National Preservation…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Materials, Library Planning
Bain, Christine A.; And Others – 1983
In compliance with legislation enacted by New York State in 1981, a manual of recommendations and standards for hospital libraries was developed (1) to assist in assessment of the quality of hospital library services; (2) to enable measurement of the improvement in individual institutions; and (3) to be used as criteria in the administration of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Budgets, Check Lists, Glossaries
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1991
This report examines the newly proposed systemwide library plan of the California State University (CSU), which will govern the planning and development of library space on CSU campuses for the next 10 years. The commission's report evaluates the state university's updated library space standards and discusses policy issues that relate to on-site…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Technology, Library Administration
Wismer, Donald – 1986
The materials selection policy of the public services division of the Maine State Library analyzes the statutory language under which the library operates, and incorporates the requirements of that language into a broader framework of demand, collection quality, and long term value. Collection development is discussed by Dewey class, followed by…
Descriptors: Censorship, Library Collection Development, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
California Polytechnic State Univ., San Luis Obispo. Library. – 1979
This policy statement provides the guidelines for the development of library collections and coordinates all collection development efforts of the California Polytechnic State University library. It discusses clientele and user needs, subject boundaries, general priorities and limitations, and categories of materials. It defines the collections…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Jones, Ruth Ann; Wilkins, Katherine Grace – 1985
These standards for library functions at the state level are presented to aid the state library agency in planning and developing the services and resources essential to its users. The standards are presented in eight chapters: (1) The State and Statewide Library Development; (2) The State and Financing Library Programs; (3) Statewide Development…
Descriptors: Archives, Information Networks, Library Associations, Library Facilities
Nilson, Julieanne V. – 1985
A March 1985 survey of members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) netted 63 responses on 4 topics related to gifts and exchange programs: organizational change, the use of automation, changes in priorities, and the impact of the Tax Reform Act of 1984. Comments throughout the responses reflect that materials collected through gifts and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Exchange Programs, Higher Education, Library Acquisition
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1977
This kit on the integration of nonprint media into Association of Research Libraries (ARL) institutions contains a concise summary of a 1977 phone survey with ARL members, eight descriptions of programs and services, and five acquisition and processing policies. To collect data on practices regarding the acquisition, processing, and use of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Audiovisual Aids, Higher Education, Library Materials
Cylke, Frank Kurt, Ed.; And Others – 1983
Standards are briefly outlined for four general areas. Administrative areas addressed are policies and procedures, legal basis, planning reports--statistical and narrative, budget, funding, personnel (personnel policies and procedures, positions and responsibilities, staff size, training and performance, job description, affirmative action,…
Descriptors: Blindness, Glossaries, Library Administration, Library Materials
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1981
A March 1980 Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) survey on preservation indicated that more than half the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) membership were operating some type of active preservation program. This kit on basic preservation procedures contains policy statements, guidelines, and procedural instructions (many…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Collections
Gunde, Michael – Library Journal, 1991
Describes the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and discusses its implications for both public and private libraries. The term "disability" is defined; sources of federal regulations that pertain to libraries are cited; the need for sign language interpreters is discussed; Braille materials are considered; and staff requirements are…
Descriptors: Braille, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1987
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit draws on materials related to preservation activities that have evolved over the past six years. In addition, information obtained from 97 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries that responded to a 1984/85 pilot preservation survey conducted by the ARL Microform Project, as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Guidelines, Higher Education