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Johnson, Betty D. – College & Undergraduate Libraries, 1996
Describes how the library staff at Stetson University in central Florida coped with flooding. Offers recommendations on storage; carpeting; fans and humidifiers; emergency phone contacts; labeled keys; protective coverings for books; safe storage for "disaster" materials and equipment; removal of less valuable materials; sandbags;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Emergency Programs, Floods, Guidelines
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Pestell, Robert – 1991
This publication provides the latest information available on the equipment and operation of mobile libraries operating out of road vehicles. The guide provides details on the establishment of mobile library services, financing, vehicles, furniture and equipment, staffing, collections, service base, and publicity. Some generalizations with regard…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Guidelines
Butler, Sharon J. – Computers in Libraries, 1997
As librarians use new computer equipment and related procedures, "ergonomics"--the least stressful orientation and use of the body in relation to the work it performs--becomes more important. Describes thirteen steps that employees can take to make their job experience more comfortable, safe, and efficient. (AEF)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Health, Human Factors Engineering, Individual Needs
Lehmann, Vibeke; Locke, Joanne – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (NJ1), 2005
The objective of this document is to provide a tool for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of library services to prisoners. The document is intended to serve as a model guide for the development of national guidelines for prison libraries that can be adapted to reflect local circumstances. At the same time, these international…
Descriptors: Library Services, Special Libraries, Correctional Institutions, Library Materials
McGrew, Mary Lou; Buckingham, Betty Jo – 1982
A second survey of school media services in Iowa was conducted in 1980 in order to measure trends and determine the degree to which schools have met new media services guidelines. The survey instrument included many of the same questions as the questionnaire used for the original study in 1976. One major focus of the data interpretation was the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Equipment
Illinois Library Association, Chicago. – 1979
This assessment tool is designed for use by administrators, teachers, and school library media specialists to facilitate the development of local standards for school library media programs at both the building and district level. Specific areas discussed include (1) facilities, (2) budget, (3) materials, (4) equipment, (5) personnel, (6) program…
Descriptors: Budgets, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Buckingham, Betty Jo; And Others – 1987
Written in consultation with area school library/learning resource center specialists and university library science program faculty members, this handbook has been developed to assist librarians, information specialists, and instructional technologists in planning for the development of library learning resource centers in Iowa's area schools and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1985
Designed for use by Utah elementary and secondary schools, this manual includes a statement of purpose for school library media programs which outlines the critical components and functions of a successful program. Guidelines cover the following areas: competencies desirable for an effective school media specialist; library media center staffing…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Audiovisual Aids, Competence, Elementary Secondary Education
Vainstein, Rose; Magg, Marian – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960
This publication brings together for the first time in a single volume the status of public library standards in the United States. Based on a master's thesis submitted to the Department of Library Science at The Catholic University of America by Mrs. Marian Magg, the study has been brought up to date and also expanded. This bulletin provides not…
Descriptors: Educational History, State Policy, Guidelines, Library Development