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Gajerski, B. – 1989
Distributed on a random basis to 3,000 patrons, this survey was conducted to provide the administration of the Edmonton Public Library with a comprehensive evaluation of the service the library provides to the public. The results, which were tabulated using frequency distribution tables and which make up the major part of the report, are presented…
Descriptors: Fines (Penalties), Foreign Countries, Information Needs, Library Collections
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
This survey of public libraries, which was performed under contract by Westat, Inc., using the Fast Response Survey System (FRSS), focused on their services and resources for young adults between the ages of 12 and 18. Questionnaires were sent to 846 public libraries; the response rate to the survey was 98%. The sample included 540 main and 306…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Branch Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Needs
Caroline County Public Library, Denton, MD. – 1985
This long range plan for 1985-90 for the Caroline County (Maryland) Public Library emphasizes the areas of important information needs, availability of materials and information, leisure time interests, and developmental skills. Following an overview of why and how the plan evolved, four goals and their corresponding objectives are discussed: (1)…
Descriptors: Demography, Library Extension, Library Planning, Library Services
Able Consultants, DeKalb, IL. – 1990
During a 5-day period in 1990, a total of 1,401 reciprocal borrowers in the North Suburban Library System (NSLS) received questionnaires asking about their choice of library and other aspects of borrowing behavior to provide data on the reciprocal borrowing characteristics and patterns within the system. This survey was designed to identify the…
Descriptors: Library Circulation, Library Materials, Library Networks, Library Statistics
Connecticut Univ., Storrs. Inst. for Social Inquiry. – 1990
This report summarizes some of the key findings of a survey of the Connecticut public that was conducted as part of the Year of the Library Project by the Institute for Social Inquiry at the University of Connecticut. The purpose of the study was to explore public attitudes that might be relevant to improve and broaden use of library services. The…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Community Information Services, Interviews, Library Research
Drobner, Sherry – 1994
The Adult Literacy Program at the Alameda County Library provided employment oriented programs. The project served a community of over 200,000 people, and targeted workforce/workplace learners. The project served 578 adult learners and provided 35,904 hours of direct tutoring service. The report provides a comparison of actual accomplishments to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Federal Programs

D'Elia, George; Rodger, Eleanor Jo – Public Libraries, 1995
Examines results of a Gallup poll of community opinion leaders which found the most important roles of the public library in the community to be to support educational aspirations of the community, and to provide the community with access to information. Tables compare opinions from the various opinion leader groups surveyed. (Author/JMV)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Education, Community Information Services, Community Leaders

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1990
A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administrated by the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1991
A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administrated by the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1989
A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress (NLS). With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines in…
Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Bureau for Library Development. – 1995
The data in this report is drawn from the 1994 public library annual report and represents a snapshot of certain conditions that existed in Wisconsin public libraries at the end of 1993. Trustees and staff can use this data to identify an appropriate peer group and select a service target based on activities reported by that group. This companion…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Library Acquisition
Ferndale Library Board, MI. – 1998
This report presents the methodology and results of a patron use and satisfaction survey conducted during four one-week periods in 1997-98 at the Ferndale Public Library (Michigan). Survey questions focused on patron self-description, library use, and resource evaluation. In all, 1,424 surveys were distributed and 1,222 returned for a response…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Interviews, Library Materials, Library Personnel
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Div. of Library Development. – 1996
This document presents information about library financial support for 1996 and New York State library services. The Governor's budget recommendation for 1996-97 library aid is provided following a summary of New York State statistics for public, academic, school, and special libraries, including the New York State Library. Objectives of the…
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Technology, Library Funding

Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1992
The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress selects and produces full-length books and magazines in braille and on recorded disc and cassette. NLS distributes these materials to a cooperating network of 56 regional and 89 subregional libraries in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille, Library Networks

Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R. – 1999
This publication reports on research conducted to follow up on a 1997 survey of public libraries and the Internet, co-sponsored by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and the American Library Association. The 1998 survey is based on a sample of 2,500 of the nation's 15,718 public library outlets. The survey found that…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Information, Government Role, Information Technology
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