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Download full textMcLarren, Robert R. – 1974
The report, submitted to the Illinois State Library, covers the period July 1, 1973 through June 30, 1974. Included in it are: (1) a list of the board of directors and other representatives of the system, (2) a list of the head librarians at each of the branch libraries, (3) a list of the system staff and the heads of individual system-wide…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Interlibrary Loans, Libraries, Library Acquisition
Markuson, Barbara Evans, Comp. – 1975
A new organization is proposed that will serve as a regional library network for the midwestern United States: the Midwest Regional Library Network (MIDLNET). MIDLNET must meet four requirements in order to assure its success: it must meet the needs of the major academic research libraries in the area, it should be a limited sponsor network, it…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgets, Cost Effectiveness, Financial Support
Wessells, Michael B.; And Others – 1979
This study evaluates user satisfaction and the cost effectiveness of the use of computer systems in the Braille and Talking Book Program of the Ohio Regional Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, and makes recommendations for patterns of service and funding. This report provides an executive summary as well as a 3-part presentation…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Computers, Delivery Systems
Thomas, Sarah M.; Needle, Lester P. – 1974
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) inhouse library systems fall into two principle categories: basic library inventory systems and literature retrieval systems. Currently, the library network supports three inventory systems: the journal system; the hard bound book system; and the circulation system. At the same time, five efforts are…
Descriptors: Books, Computer Oriented Programs, Environmental Education, Information Retrieval
Vermont State Dept. of Libraries, Montpelier. – 1993
The Vermont General Assembly mandated an evaluation of the regional library program of the Vermont State Department of Libraries. To carry out this charge, the department initiated a 14-month review of the program with three components: an internal review of library service, use, and costs; public library input derived from a detailed survey and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Financial Support
New York State Library, Albany. – 1989
This annual report on a comprehensive 5-year program for the improvement of library services in New York State is intended to: (1) provide a benchmark for the continued planning, development, and evolution of library services in the state; (2) summarize the objectives, policies, and programs undertaken for the improvement of library services,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Planning
New York State Library, Albany. – 1988
This annual report on a comprehensive 5-year program for the improvement of library services in New York State is intended to: (1) provide a benchmark for the continuing planning, development, and evaluation of library services in the state; (2) summarize the objectives, policies, and programs undertaken for the improvement of library services,…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Planning
Hookway, H. T. – 1974
In Britian, national library planning does not attempt to provide a detailed central plan for all library development; rather it focuses on a limited range of crucial issues: the provision of appropriate legislative, institutional, and financial structures for broad library service. The Public Libraries and Museums Act of 1964 charged both…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Centralization, Depository Libraries, Documentation
New York State Library, Albany. – 1986
This annual report on the comprehensive 5-year program for the enhancement of libraries in New York State (1) provides a benchmark for the continuing planning, development, and evaluation of state library services; (2) summarizes the objectives, policies, and programs undertaken for the improvement of those services; (3) serves as a guide to…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bibliographic Utilities, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation
New York State Library, Albany. – 1987
This annual report on the comprehensive five-year program for the enhancement of libraries in New York State achieves the following: (1) provides a benchmark for the continuing planning, development, and evaluation of state library services; (2) summarizes the objectives, policies, and programs undertaken for the improvement of those services; (3)…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Bibliographic Utilities, Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation
