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Download full textDuggan, Maryann – 1971
This project was an experimental effort to study, analyze, and understand interlibrary networks. The immediate purpose of the project was to develop methodologies for evaluating or analyzing networks; the ultimate purpose was to provide planning assistance to network funders, designers or operators. The project was conducted in four simultaneous…
Descriptors: Design, Evaluation, Game Theory, Guidelines
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1985
This long range plan was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), P.L. 98-480 and to guide the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in the fulfillment of its statutory mission. The plan provides a framework for the establishment or expansion of programs to carry out the purposes mandated by…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Scheppke, Jim, Ed. – 1984
Intended as an orientation guide, this manual presents information on library network operations for use by staff and advisory council members of the Texas Library System. The first chapter describes the role of systems in public library development in Texas, with a delineation of the history of Texas library systems, a chronology of related…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Networks
American Library Association, Chicago, IL. – 1969
Objectives of this study were: (1) to collect information on multijurisdictional public library systems in the U. S. existing prior to January 1, 1964, emphasizing governmental-legal-administrative structure, financial support, materials and resources, personnel, and services; (2) to compare, for a sample of such systems, the financing and…
Descriptors: Administration, Administrative Organization, Financial Support, Guidelines
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1988
The materials in this manual are intended to provide the introductory information needed by new system advisory council members and staff of the Texas State Library on the history, role, governance, funding, services, and administration of library systems. Included in the handbook are discussions of: (1) the role of systems in public library…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Documentation, Financial Support, Governance
King Research, Inc., Rockville, MD. – 1982
Intended for use by state library officials with policy responsibilities, this report presents a process for determining state levels of adequacy of public library services, measuring the current statewide performance, and planning statewide strategies for improving performance. Several facets of library service and resources are addressed, and…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Bureau of Library Services. – 1980
In January 1980, a Task Force on Interlibrary Loan was appointed to work with Michigan State Library Services (SLS) staff to formulate a series of recommendations for an interim interlibrary loan structure which could evolve out of the existing system. What has evolved is a multi-type regional concept involving public, school, academic, and…
Descriptors: Criteria, Guidelines, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1991
The materials in this manual are intended to provide the introductory information needed by new system advisory council members and staff of the Texas State Library on the history, role, governance, funding, services, and administration of library systems. Included in this handbook are discussions of: (1) The Role of Systems in Public Library…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Documentation, Financial Support, Governance
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1986
This long-range plan was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Public Law 98-480 and to guide the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in the fulfillment of its statutory mission. The plan provides a framework for the establishment or expansion of programs to carry out the purposes mandated…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Guidelines, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
New York State Library, Albany. – 1992
The growing importance of computer networking as a medium for communication and knowledge transfer suggested that the New York State Library needed a process to guide development in this emerging field. A planning process engaged more than 100 librarians and library staff, state officials, print and electronic publishers, clients, and information…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Futures (of Society)
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1988
This long-range plan was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA; Public Law 98-480) and to guide the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in the fulfillment of its statutory mission. The plan provides a framework for the establishment or expansion of programs to carry out the purposes…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Government Role, Guidelines, Library Administration
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1990
The Long Range Plan was prepared to satisfy requirements of the Library Services Construction Act (LSCA) and to guide the Texas State Library and Archives Commission in the fulfillment of its statutory mission. The plan provides a framework for the establishment or expansion of programs to carry out the purposes mandated by the state and federal…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Government Role, Guidelines, Library Administration
PDF pending restorationColorado State Library, Denver. – 1976
General directions are set for the Colorado State Library and for school, academic, public, and special in the state. The results of a needs assessment study are outlined and long-range library goals are delineated. Development plans contain problem statements, goal statements, and possible strategies for solving the problem at the local, state,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Government Role, Guidelines, Information Needs
