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Dwyer-White, Molly; Choate, Celeste; Markel, Dorene S – Health Education Journal, 2015
Background: Increasingly clinical and health research awareness is a priority for health and medical research communities. Translational research, including the prevention and treatment of conditions, relies upon proper funding as well as public participation in research studies. This requires executing more effective communication strategies to…
Descriptors: Health Education, Research Skills, Outreach Programs, Social Networks
Mayans, Ernesto – 1977
Developed to assist libraries in serving the public, the booklet presents 32 simple, inexpensive projects designed to develop a more permanent communication between the Hispanic American community and the library. Each idea stresses community involvement and feedback, while taking into consideration the needs of the library itself. The objectives,…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Feedback, Information Dissemination, Library Services
Warner, Alice Sizer; Eddison, Elizabeth – 1974
In order to help support basic library services and to reach out to the larger community with expanded library services, the Howland Library Trustee Board asked Warner-Eddison Associates, as consultants, to make recommendations regarding a program of volunteer participation in the library's operations. Their study resulted in suggestions that…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Guidelines, Job Analysis, Library Circulation

Jones, Patrick – Public Libraries, 2000
In 1998, the Houston Public Library launched a new library card campaign. Through extensive outreach, community partnerships, and the support of a major corporation, the program nearly doubled the number of children with cards in one fiscal year and increased juvenile circulation by more than 20%. The program led to an increase in library funding,…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Community Involvement, Library Circulation, Library Development

Singer, Rebecca – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1999
Discusses a bill introduced in the January 1999 session of the Connecticut General Assembly that involves collaboration among community agencies to create additional after-school programs for children and improve upon existing ones. Presents details of one Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC) member's testimony and her account of…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Children, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs

Bundy, Mary Lee – Catholic Library World, 1982
Reports on the services, programs, and community involvements of 12 central city libraries in relation to the poor, based on information supplied by them in November 1981. (LLS)
Descriptors: Advocacy, Community Information Services, Community Involvement, Economic Factors
Moran, Irene E., Ed. – 1978
The 17 short pieces in this guide advise librarians how to enhance the profile of their organizations through increased interest in the media and more visible involvement in the community, and how to address budgeting, planning, and evaluating a public relations program. Fourteen rules of thumb for preparing and using news releases are described…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Financial Support, Graphic Arts, Library Extension
Rodriguez, Ginger – American Libraries, 1991
Describes the Centennial History Project, a local history project at the East Chicago Public Library that encourages its diverse populations to collect information about their social, economic, and political history to be added to the permanent archives. Materials in the collection are described, including letters, ethnic costumes, and oral…
Descriptors: Archives, Community Involvement, Databases, Library Automation
Morehead State Univ., KY. Appalachian Adult Education Center. – 1973
The Appalachian Adult Education Center (AAEC) conducted a study of the services of two institutions, public libraries and public schools, serving disadvantaged adults in cooperation. The study was conducted at four AAEC centers in Alabama, South Carolina, Kentucky, and West Virginia. The problems explored included information needs of…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Community Involvement, Disadvantaged
Anderson, Terry, Comp. – 1980
Though the major emphasis of this bibliography is public relations in general, reference is made to titles concerned with specific ideas for establishing a public relations program for a library. Among ideas suggested for use in establishing a library public relations program are: (1) educating the community in terms of what the library has to…
Descriptors: Advertising, Bibliographies, Books, Case Studies
Rodriguez, Jill; Tejeda, Maria – Illinois Libraries, 1993
Discussion of library activities at the Bensenville (Illinois) Public Library to promote lifelong learning focuses on services to the Hispanic community, including defining the target audience; family literacy programs, including home visits to help explain and promote library activities; and community involvement. (LRW)
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Community Involvement, Ethnic Groups, Family Literacy
The Bookmark, 1988
The 16 papers in this issue look at the needs of youth through the 1990s, describe ways librarians are meeting those needs, suggest additional services, and analyze the Mohonk Conference held in 1986 and its impact on libraries in the state of Youth in These Changing Times" (Jennifer Birckmeyer); (2) "Oh Boy, Here They Come! Library…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs, Day Care Centers
Lamb, Donald K.; Roeber, Jane A., Ed. – 1990
"Readlicious: Carry-outs Available" is a theme that can be adapted to a variety of emphases since libraries are filled with materials relating to food in many ways, and library collections feed hungry minds and imaginations in countless fashions. This manual is a smorgasbord of planning ideas contributed by many Wisconsin librarians, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Games, Community Involvement, Creative Activities, Food
Johnston, James R. – Illinois Libraries, 1993
Discussion of strategies that public libraries can use to better serve minority patrons focuses on Hispanic users. Topics addressed include defining the Hispanic community; hiring appropriate staff that speak Spanish; becoming involved in community groups; outreach programs; and cataloging foreign language materials. (Contains 13 references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Community Involvement, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups
Hoffert, Barbara – Library Journal, 1994
Describes how the Linda Vista branch of the San Diego Public Library (California) developed services for three Asian American constituencies--Vietnamese, Lao, and Hmong. Topics addressed include bilingual library assistants; getting to know the community; coalitions with business and religious leaders; special programming; and collection…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Branch Libraries, Community Involvement, Cultural Activities
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