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Download full textSenese, Donald J. – 1984
Public libraries can be instrumental in creating a learning society and alleviating the problems pointed out in "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. In fact, public libraries have always played an important role in the nation's education and will…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Educational Improvement, Library Role, Library Services
Peer reviewedLili, Wang – World Libraries, 1996
Reviews public library services in the People's Republic of China since 1949. Describes the Shanghai Library, the second largest library in China; the Shanghai system's three level network (municipal, district or county, and street or town) of public libraries which provides for resource sharing, librarian training, professional activities, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Education, Library Networks
Peer reviewedFranklin, Barbara; Hamil, Margaret – Public Libraries, 1992
Describes the results of Flossmoor Public Library's long-range planning initiatives for youth services, which has resulted in improvements in collection development and programing. Evaluation procedures and techniques were recognized as valuable learning tools to increase the effectiveness of services, enhance communication with the board and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Library Collection Development, Library Role, Library Services
Polly, Jean Armour – Library Journal, 1993
Discussion of the NREN (National Research and Education Network) and issues of access focuses on the role of the public library. Highlights include current uses of the Internet; resource sharing; guidelines for public library service; availability of the Internet and NREN through public libraries; and a sidebar that lists sources of further…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Guidelines, Information Networks
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1995
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…
Descriptors: Costs, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Planning
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1987
This report addresses the status of library development in Wisconsin, the needs and problems of libraries, and possible ways of meeting these needs over the next 5 years. These long-range plans developed by the staff of the Division for Library Services (DLS) reflect reports submitted to DLS, surveys, consultations with librarians and trustees,…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Government Role, Library Services, Long Range Planning
Ballard, Thomas H. – American Libraries, 1990
Examines public library interlibrary loan statistics from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) as a measure of the effectiveness of efforts to equalize service throughout a state. Data from 1988-89 are compared with data from approximately 5 years earlier from 35 states. Data without earlier year comparisons are offered for other…
Descriptors: Interlibrary Loans, Library Automation, Library Circulation, Library Services
Vavrek, Bernard; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1989
Five articles present an overview of trends and issues affecting rural libraries. The areas discussed include the status of rural library services; outreach programs; the role of library cooperation in the support of rural library service; the development of rural information centers; and political marketing of the rural library. (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Centers, Library Cooperation, Library Role, Library Services
Peer reviewedKallenberger, Niki – Orana, 1998
Describes Infocus, a membership-based service of the State Library of New South Wales (NSW) that provides students with information for their study of the NSW Higher School Certificate curriculum. Developed in collaboration with school and public libraries, Infocus provides reproductions of resources held by the State Library of NSW. (LRW)
Descriptors: Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Library Cooperation, Library Services
Cassell, Marianne K. – 1985
This review of the current status of combined school-public (community) libraries in Vermont acknowledges that, while on the surface the concept appears to be just the answer for many communities with limited funds and other resources, it also raises many questions about the nature of library service to a community. The paper provides: (1) a brief…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Community Satisfaction, Community Services, Library Cooperation
Crossland, Brent, Ed.; And Others – Illinois Libraries, 1993
This theme issue includes 13 articles that discuss rural library concerns in Illinois. Topics addressed include strengthening library services; rural trends and their impact on libraries; partnerships; Cooperative Extension Service revitalization; financing; economic development; resource sharing in school libraries; and public libraries and user…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Financial Support, Library Cooperation, Library Services
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1986
The first of the two reports presented here begins by listing the members and alternate members of the Michigan State Legislature; members of the Library of Michigan Board of Trustees; and Library of Michigan officials. A directory of the state's 16 public library cooperatives is also provided, together with maps showing their geographic…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Blindness, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1991
This report addresses the status of library development in Wisconsin, the needs and problems of libraries, and possible ways of meeting these needs over the next 5 years. These long-range plans developed by the staff of the Division for Library Services (DLS) reflect reports submitted to the DLS, surveys, consultations with librarians and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Government Role, Library Development
Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1986
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…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Libraries, Library Cooperation
Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1985
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…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Libraries, Library Cooperation
