Texas State Library's 1996 to 1999 long range plan for library development provides for the establishment and expansion of programs needed to carry out the objectives of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and the Library Systems Act (LSA). The first three chapters give an overview of the Statewide Library Development Program of the…

The long-range program presented in this document results from the combined efforts of the State Library staff, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Administrative Librarian, Louisiana librarians, the Library Development Committee of Louisiana, and a number of other formal and informal planning groups within the state. The program…

This long-range program results from the combined efforts of the State Library staff, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Administrative Librarian, Louisiana librarians, the Library Development Committee of Louisiana, and a number of other formal and informal planning groups within the state. The program includes: (1) an assessment of…

This long-range program results from the combined efforts of the State Library staff, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Administrative Librarian, Louisiana librarians, the Library Development Committee of Louisiana, and a number of other formal and informal planning groups within the state. The program includes: (1) an assessment of…

This five-year plan sets forth the principles, Department of Libraries mission statement, needs, goals, evaluation plan, and programs for administering Vermont's LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) program during 2003-2007. It defines stakeholders and their roles, and the communication and monitoring procedures that will assure the…

This publication serves several purposes. It identifies specific inadequacies in public library services, resources, facilities, and personnel in Louisiana. It identifies the people who are to be served, and reveals the geographical, sociological, economic, and educational barriers to the expanded use of libraries. Finally, it presents specific…

This long-range library program for the state of Louisiana identifies specific inadequacies in public library services, resources, facilities, and personnel. It identifies the people who are to be served, and reveals geographical, socioeconomic, and educational barriers to the expanded use of libraries. Finally, it presents specific goals and…

The South Carolina State Library has prepared this document as a requirement of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) to account for the use of funds granted under Titles I, II, and III, for library services, public library construction, and interlibrary and resource sharing, respectively. In addition to meeting the requirements of the…

The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Division for Libraries and Community Learning frequently receives requests for information on the legality and desirability of combining school and public libraries. The purpose of this publication is to help communities and school districts determine whether a combined school and public library…

Discussion of joint-use, or cooperative, libraries focuses on a partnership between public and school libraries in Nevada. Highlights include benefits in enhanced services, user needs, location of facilities, administration and planning, financial issues, facility maintenance, remodelling, and signage. (LRW)

This document contains the long range plan of the Alabama public libraries. The purpose of presenting this long range program is to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and to assess, prioritize, and communicate library needs to librarians, officials, and the public to provide adequate library service to the…

This document contains the long range plan of the Alabama public libraries. The purpose of presenting this program is to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and to assess, prioritize, and communicate library needs to librarians, officials, and the public to provide adequate library service to the citizens of…

This document records testimony given in the state of Montana before three members of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education on the reauthorization of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). (The first and still the largest federal program of assistance specifically for public libraries, LSCA is…

The Idaho allocation plan for funds from the Library Service and Construction Act continues the emphasis on priorities listed in fiscal year 1994 and those that were described in the statewide plan for the years 1994 through 1998. These priorities are: (1) advocate for the creation of library districts with adequate tax support to serve the…

The purpose of this long-range plan is to describe the status of library development in Wisconsin, the needs and problems of libraries, and the possible ways of meeting these needs over the next 5 years. This plan was developed by the Division for Libraries and Community Learning staff, with advice from the Library Services and Construction Act…