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Download full textLyman, Helen H. – 1968
This report describes the background, objectives and accomplishments of the first year of a projected four-year study to develop meaningful criteria for evaluation of materials which the adult new reader could employ successfully in meeting the specific needs of his life situation. Literacy programs have been weakest in bridging the gap between…
Descriptors: Adult Reading Programs, Evaluation Criteria, Library Materials, Library Services
Peer reviewedScates, Denni Kay – Public Libraries, 1999
Investigates how the needs of adult new readers are being met in five North Texas public library systems using the PLA's (Public Library Association) list of recommended titles for "Adult New Readers" for 1993-97 as the comparative sample. All the libraries had titles from the sample, though there was considerable variance. Only one…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Comparative Analysis, Library Collections
