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Fischer, Russell G.; And Others – Library Journal, 1986
Three articles relate public library services in different areas: Project ASIA, cooperative venture of California public libraries to better meet reading and information needs of Asian community; extension services (additional stations, bookmobile) instituted by Bedford (Virginia) Public Library; and preservation of and access to local history…
Descriptors: Archives, Asian Americans, Bookmobiles, Cataloging
Download full textLouisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1997
This publication establishes goals and specifies priorities for the State of Louisiana consistent with the purposes of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). Four goals are listed, with accompanying activities, procedures, and evaluation for their implementation; the fourth goal specifies four priorities. The goals are: (1) To administer…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Improvement, Information Technology, Library Automation
Wong, Wai-man; Parker, Sue; Jagannathan, Neela; Fong, Tai-Loon – 1998
The pre-Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) Asian Librarians' Roundtable is the first of its kind for librarians of AAOU and other Asian distance and open education institutions to share their views on the use of the latest technology and the provision of library services to distance learners. This document describes the library services…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Distance Education, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
Meckler, Elizabeth M. – 2001
This paper examines the belief that no more than half of the public school libraries in the state of Ohio are automated to any degree. The purpose of the research was to determine the degree and nature of automation at the public school libraries in Ohio. A written survey was mailed to 350 libraries that represented a randomized sample of the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedBertot, John Carlo – Public Library Quarterly, 2002
Presents results of a study undertaken for the state library of Maryland to develop a process for the development of a Maryland Digital Public Library. Highlights include planning; management; implementation requirements; networked environments; technical infrastructure issues; collection development; standards; information content; information…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Content Analysis, Electronic Libraries, Information Services
Graf, Nancy – Technology Connection, 1995
Provides guidelines for purchasing and installing CD-ROM technology in school libraries. Considerations include hardware and software selection and familiarity with new products. Two lists are provided that contain contact information for six companies and recommendations for six standard CD-ROM reference sources to include on a network. (JKP)
Descriptors: Computer Selection, Computer Software Selection, Criteria, Guidelines
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1994
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…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Facilities, Library Networks
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1993
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…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Facilities, Library Networks
OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, OH. – 1991
This report on some of the strategic planning decisions that OCLC has made for the 21st century begins by describing the evolution of OCLC from a pioneer in the computer revolution with its Online Union Catalog and Shared Cataloging System in 1971 to a system that currently has nearly 60 distinct offerings. Corresponding computer and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging
Buckingham, Betty Jo, Ed. – 1992
This handbook is designed to help Iowa library media specialists, teachers, and administrators develop quality library media programs. The first section summarizes the roles and responsibilities of the library media program. This is followed by a section that addresses personnel issues, including guidelines for professional and support staff; the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Instruction
Smulyan, Marilyn Hope – 1989
Passage of library bonds in November 1988 provided momentum to create a new library system for San Francisco. To be successful, this endeavor demanded that the entire library program be evaluated and reassessed, and renovations to the branch libraries had to be made on a systemwide basis. Funding from the library bonds could be used only for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Surveys, Library Automation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
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…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Construction Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Johns, Claude, Jr., Ed.; Moore, Beverly, Ed. – 1985
This master plan for Colorado academic libraries assesses current strengths and weaknesses of public and private academic libraries in the state and forecasts the role of academic libraries in support of higher education. The plan consists of a series of recommendations divided into six related and overlapping sections: access, collection…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; And Others – 1985
The first of two phases of this study consisted of assessing the need for a more formal library network in Virginia by surveying libraries, conducting site visits, interviews, and regional hearings, and reviewing documentation on existing levels of automation and networking in the commonwealth. Information gathered during this phase supported both…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Legal Problems, Library Automation
Loveday, Anthony J.; And Others – 1981
This set of papers presented to the General Research Libraries Division, University Libraries Section, of the International Federation of Library Associations during its 47th annual conference (1981) includes: "SCONUL (Standing Conference of National and University Libraries) and British University Library Standards: Some Observations on the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Financial Support, Library Acquisition, Library Cooperation
