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Library Journal, 1971
A decade after the establishment of a library system, Spring Valley's Finkelstein Library has seceded from the system. (Author)
Descriptors: Centralization, Libraries, Library Expenditures, Library Networks

Drury, James W. – 1965
Kansas has a large number of small city-supported public libraries. In many cases because the cities are unable to provide adequate financial support for their libraries, limited services are offered. Because of the need for greater tax bases for libraries, a number of county libraries and one regional library have been formed. However, many of…
Descriptors: County Libraries, Financial Support, Library Expenditures, Library Networks
Reuter, Madalynne – Publishers Weekly, 1978
The author reviews the aftermath of the passage of Proposition 13 in California and speculates on the survival of public libraries. (RK)
Descriptors: Budgeting, County Libraries, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation

Sinclair, Michael P. – Special Libraries, 1973
Four cooperative library system models are identified: a) bilateral exchange, b) multilateral pooling, c) dual-service common-output, d) service-center or facilitating participant; a) and d) are considered in detail. (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Classification, Cooperative Planning, Cost Effectiveness, Library Cooperation
Pitt, William Bruce; Kraft, Donald H. – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1975
The problem of how much of a branch library's budget should be spent on acquisition of new material as opposed to holding capital in reserve to photoduplicate material at the main library upon demand is presented. (Author)
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Library Acquisition, Library Expenditures, Library Networks

Jones, Dennis P.; And Others – 1977
This report summarizes the accomplishments and activities of the project during the second quarter. An intensive search of the literature continued for data elements, outcome measures, and background information. A great deal of time and effort were devoted to the location, compilation, and comparison of extant data elements employed in collecting…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Libraries, Databases, Evaluation

Andrews, Theodora – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1977
The areas discussed relate to materials costs, collection development, circulation trends and patterns, comparisons of use in various department and/or school libraries, and identification of user groups within the Purdue University Libraries. (LBH)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Costs, Decentralization, Higher Education
Ford, William – 1998
This information memorandum describes revisions to laws relating to public libraries that were enacted in 1997 Wisconsin Act 150. The first section of the memorandum outlines the major provisions of the Act, including: county payment for library services; optional standards in plan of library services for county; report on library system…
Descriptors: Laws, Library Expenditures, Library Funding, Library Networks
Poulos, Angela – 1979
Cooperative collection development is discussed as a method of coping with rising prices for expensive and little used library materials. The experiences of institutions which have had success in overcoming difficulties associated with cooperative ventures are presented, and a program of 12 recommendations is suggested. Twenty references are…
Descriptors: Costs, Library Acquisition, Library Collections, Library Cooperation
Weaver, Barbara F. – 1986
This report summarizes the 2.5-year process of the development and implementation of the New Jersey Library Network, including the formation of six Regional Library Cooperatives, hiring of staff members, and detailed regional planning. Following introductory material which includes listings of the members of the New Jersey State Board of Education…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Financial Support, Grants, Library Administration
Seidenberg, Edward, Comp.; Gidseg, Mitchell, Comp. – 1981
This publication provides a detailed look at the regional public library system for 1981 and presents detailed funding, programming, and staffing information on Texas library systems for use by librarians, trustees, and system staff. Collected from personal contacts and documents and based on certain assumptions or knowledge, the data are intended…
Descriptors: Budgets, Charts, Graphs, Library Expenditures

South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1979
This annual report reviews state supported library programs and services for FY 1979 and presents a comprehensive summary of the state library system over the past 50 years. A highlight of the year was the South Carolina Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services. Resolutions, debated and enacted, on specific library needs, funding,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Legislation, Libraries, Library Collections
Biennial Report of the Texas Library and Historical Commission for 1968-1970; Thirty-first Biennium.
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1971
The contents of this report include the following: The Report of the Director who gives background information and discusses the Library Systems Act, services to State Government, and public library construction. The Administrative Division reports on services to library divisions, data processing services, office services and expenditures. The…
Descriptors: Blindness, Library Expenditures, Library Materials, Library Networks
Stevens, Rolland E. – 1973
The present interlibrary loan system will need to be better organized and expanded to include centralized regional centers in order to meet the increasing volume of requests. Presently about 70% of 10 million requests are being successfully filled within regional and local systems. Two major problems of the present system are (1) unequal…
Descriptors: Centralization, Feasibility Studies, Federal Aid, Interlibrary Loans
Schneider, Frank A. – 1969
This survey proposes a course of action to overcome the problems currently facing public libraries in Delaware. Included is information on (1)patterns of population, occupational and educational change in the state; (2)public library collections, personnel, finances, and deficiencies; (3)the role of the Library Commission for the State of…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Legislation, Librarians, Library Collections