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Combined School-Public Library Facilities: Opinion, Case Studies, and Questions To Consider, Part 2.
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Auld, Hampton; Smith, Mark; Smith, Susan H.; Nichols, LeeAnn; Harrington, Judy; Moorman, John; Hunt, Carey; Tunon, Johanna – Public Libraries, 2002
Discusses the combination of school and public library facilities. Includes six essays that relate experiences and opinions regarding public libraries that have some cooperative agreement with school or university libraries to share services and facilities. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Output Measures for Children's Services in Public Libraries: A Status Report.
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Immroth, Barbara Froling; Lance, Keith Curry – Public Libraries, 1996
Based on a 1993 survey of 187 children's librarians in 14 states, this status report summarizes and discusses data representing input measures, output measures, fill rates, and special questions about the relationship between school and public libraries. It makes recommendations for improving the quantity and quality of data used to make decisions…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Librarians, Library Policy, Library Services
Changing Perspectives: Joint Use of Facilities by Schools and Public Libraries.
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Sager, Don; Myers, Carolyn M.; Register, Judy; Johns, Mary; Kleiman, Allan M. – Public Libraries, 1999
Presents the perspectives of four public library administrators on sharing facilities with local schools, including benefits and problems. Topics include physical accommodations; intellectual freedom issues; security issues; management issues; costs and budgetary considerations; staffing; collection development policies; and the need for a…
Descriptors: Costs, Elementary Secondary Education, Intellectual Freedom, Library Administration
The Reward Is in the Doing: Public Libraries and Salaries.
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Budd, John M. – Public Libraries, 1989
Discussion of public librarians' salaries examines data on: (1) salary progression from 1978 to 1987; (2) public librarians' salaries compared with salaries of librarians in other positions; (3) public librarians' salaries compared with increases in the Consumer Price Index since 1978; and (4) salaries earned in other fields. (19 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Librarians, Occupational Information
The Sister Libraries Programs.
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Sager, Don – Public Libraries, 2000
These articles describe the Sister Libraries program, part of the White House Millennium project, sponsored by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science and the American Library Association to build relationships with libraries in other cultures. Discusses projects with public and school libraries and library development in…
Descriptors: Consortia, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Intercultural Programs
The Best of Intentions: The Role of the Public Library in the Improvement of Public Education.
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Sager, Donald – Public Libraries, 1992
Discussion of changes in the relationship between public libraries and school libraries presents the views of six public librarians on the role of public libraries in the improvement of public education. Highlights include children's programs, political involvement, adult literacy programs, an argument against involvement in public education, and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Change, Childrens Libraries, Educational Improvement
Connecting Rural Oregon Libraries to the Internet, or "Will it Fit in My Car?".
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Middleton, Cheryl; Cross, Judy – Public Libraries, 1998
Describes Jumpstart, a Web site providing remote access to government information in CD-ROM format, developed by Oregon State University's Valley Library, as a joint venture with the Oregon State Library and the Portland Area Library System to provide hardware, software, and training to rural school and public libraries in Oregon that have limited…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Government Publications, Information Sources, Internet