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Flanagan, John, Ed. – 1981
The product of a conference concerned with the role of libraries in developing countries, this set of proceedings includes opening comments from the conference; a paper on "Strategies in the Planning of Library and Information Services," by Hedwig Anuar; five papers on the general topic of "Literacy and the Library"; an address…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Information Services, Learning Resources Centers, Library Role
Download full textInternational Association of School Librarianship, Kalamazoo, MI. – 1993
This collection contains 13 selected papers presented at the 1992 conference of the International Association of School Librarianship. Titles are as follows: (1) "The Difference of Literature: Writing for the Future of Young Adults" (Aidan Chambers); (2) "Managing School Library Change" (Peggy Heeks); (3) "The Power of…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Young, Diana, Comp. – 1982
This report presents papers, transcripts of speeches and group discussions, and other documents from a June 1982 conference on school and library services to children in the southeastern United States. The major presentations include: (1) a keynote address by Sara W. Hodgkins entitled "Our Children, Our Future"; (2) the transcript of an…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Censorship, Childhood Needs, Demonstration Programs
Peer reviewedWaddle, Linda, Ed. – Library Trends, 1988
Eight articles address topics related to library services to teenagers: (1) power inside and outside the library; (2) information needs and interests; (3) barriers to information access; (4) the ACCESS PENNSYLVANIA program; (5) information skills curriculum; (6) values education through libraries; (7) ethnic literacy; and (8) planning public…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adolescents, Cognitive Processes, Learning Resources Centers
PDF pending restorationMaryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1990
Delegates to the governor's conference, including librarians, library advocates, citizens and government officials, met for 3 days to develop a list of resolutions relating to the future directions of all types of libraries. The theme of the conference was equal access to information, and its goal was to promote the role of Maryland libraries as…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Change Strategies, Democracy
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1993
The U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) conducted an open forum May 4-5, 1993 on the changing role of the federal government in support of library and information services and literacy programs for children and youth. The following topics were addressed: current status of library and information services for…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Children, Childrens Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Hannesdottir, Sigrun Klara, Ed.; And Others – 1993
The themes of the 22nd Annual International Association of School Librarianship conference were: "Building a Picture of Society in the Year 2000"; "Literature--Themes of the '90s Towards the Future"; "Education--Partnerships To Develop Life-Long Learners"; and "Technology into the 21st Century." The…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Conference Proceedings, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Iowa State Library, Des Moines. – 1991
This proceedings from the 1991 Iowa Governor's Pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services contains a conference overview; a list of conference delegates; the conference program; national, state, and local recommendations made at the conference; and the keynote address by Nicky Stanke. The following issues were addressed in the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
