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Direct linkStine, William F. – Library Quarterly, 2006
Pennsylvania public libraries began receiving increased allotments of state aid in 2000. In the first two years of enhancement aid, total state aid received by Pennsylvania libraries more than doubled. This reversed the trend of little growth in the years preceding 2000. The enhancement aid program also redesigned certain categories of state aid…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Taxes, State Aid, Public Libraries
Anderson, A. J.; And Others – Library Journal, 1987
Presentation of a scenario in which a city council imposes fees for public library services without consulting the library director or trustees is followed by three analyses of the situation, and ways in which it should be handled by the library director are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Library Administration, Library Directors, Library Role
Peer reviewedDurrance, Joan C. – RQ, 1985
Discussion of implications of highly decentralized nature of local government for collection of local documents highlights meaning of access, effect of local government environment on access to local government information, library responses, and tools that can assist libraries in increasing citizen and government access to local government…
Descriptors: Government Publications, Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Library Collections
Peer reviewedGriffen, Agnes M. – Special Libraries, 1987
An urban public library responds to an invitation from the local Fire and Rescue Services Department to make suggestions for improving communication between the library and the County Emergency Management Program. Recommendations are made for library involvement in long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, County Officials, Emergency Programs, Letters (Correspondence)
Hennen, Thomas J., Jr. – Library Journal, 2004
Last year, Louisville, KY, grew overnight from the country's 64th largest city to the 16th largest, the result of the merger of the city with Jefferson County. Pittsburgh and Buffalo, NY, are among other communities discussing city-county mergers. Many smaller communities are considering merging services, such as police and fire, or consolidating…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Local Government, Economic Impact, Organizational Change
Download full textAlaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. State Archives and Records Management. – 1991
This bibliography provides librarians and local government officials with information on managing both current and historical local records. The bibliography is selected, not comprehensive, and emphasizes Alaskan sources. Approximately 75 resources are listed in the following categories: (1) bibliographies; (2) books; (3) journals; (4)…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Archives, Books, Government Libraries
Peer reviewedRichardson, Selma K. – International Library Review, 1987
Arguing that local governments exercise control over public library services within their jurisdictions, this report summarizes the range of services and collections provided for Illinois children as identified by a 1977 survey of the state's public libraries. Additional children's services and programs in other U.S. public libraries are briefly…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Childrens Literature, Films, Financial Support
Williams, Martha E., Ed. – 1994
This annual publication describes and appraises activities and trends in the field of information science and technology. The chapters contain scholarly reviews of specific topics as substantiated by the published literature. This volume's nine chapters fit within a basic framework of four sections: "Planning Information Systems and…
Descriptors: Databases, Educational Technology, Information Management, Information Retrieval
