Like the other industries the United States once dominated, higher education is facing increasing global competition. Any strengthening of K-12 education will strengthen higher education in turn. In this article, the author opines that higher education advocates should also urge Congress to include school libraries and librarians in NCLB when they…

Sketches observable trends in states of the United States since the inception of the federal LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) programs in 1964. (Author)

A survey of library activity in USOE's (United States Office of Education) Region V: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. (RM)

Although critics of educational technology have asserted that the new media have attained little success, programs like "Sesame Street" have shown that educational technology is a valuable resource. The Nixon Administration is determined to support the uses of computers, television, and all forms of technology in the cause of education.…

Developments in the field of library resources for 1975 have made it increasingly clear that the larger problems are strongly interrelated and interdependent. (Author)

Argues for the passage of the National Library and Information Services Act, a piece of Federal legislation currently pending before Congress. Opponents' objections to the legislation are addressed, and the entire library community is asked to support the bill. (LLS)

The purpose of this manual is to provide a conceptual framework of information concerning the reporting, financial, contractual, and auditing requirements for recipients of Texas State Library grants funded with state and federal funds under the Library Systems Act (LSA) and the Library Service and Construction Act (LSCA). The manual is divided…

This report summarized briefly some of the federal legislation now pending or recently enacted that has implications for library service and for librarians. It covers the first six months of the first session of the 94th Congress, which convened January 14, 1975. The first section of the report discusses appropriations bills, without which funds…

A comprehensive five-year program for library service in Ohio is outlined with particular reference to programs which can be assisted by the Federal Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). Among the goals described are: Improving services in local libraries of all types, developing adequate network and backstopping capabilities, and…

Two thousand participants attended the White House Conference which focused on five broad user-oriented themes structured under the umbrella theme of "Bringing Information to People"--Library and Information Services for...(1) Personal Needs, (2) Lifelong Learning, (3) Governing Society, (4) Business and the Professions, and (5)…

Activities of the Australian Advisory Council on Bibliographical Services (AACOBS) in 1976 included a series of initiatives designed to promote, improve, and systematise the provision of library and information services on a nation-wide basis. This report discusses work in the area of (1) bibliographical services--work in progress, control of…

A report on the progress to date achieved under the Library Services and Construction Act in USOE's Region VII by the region's Library Services Program Officer. (Editor/JB)

This manual provides a conceptual framework and reference source concerning the reporting, financial contractual, and auditing requirements for recipients of Texas State Library grants funded with state and federal funds under the Library Systems Act (LSA) and the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). The handbook is divided into 12…

The second year of the Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan Regional Medical Library (KOMRL) might be characterized as one in which there was operational stability, but continuous confusion of purpose and direction. Although the administrative structure remained unaltered and the number of papers produced and the meetings held were considerable, the program…