This document outlines the plan used in a detailed and thorough study of postsecondary education in Montana. Emphasis is placed on the study plan and a tentative list of study projects. Appendixes include a copy of House Bill No. 578 and an outline and schedule for study of postsecondary education in Montana. (MJM)

This document is the beginning of a process. The objects of the process are to improve decisions between alternate choices in the development of statewide library services. Secondary functions are to develop the tools for providing information relevant to decisions, to measure and monitor services, and to aid in the communication process. The…

This document is a supplement to the first edition of the Long-Range Program for Library Development in Mississippi (ED 070 483) which was issued in June 1972. The original document outlined a comprehensive program covering the five fiscal years 1973 through 1977, for step-by-step development of library service adequate to meet the needs of the…

Hawaii's State Plan for Library Programs under the Library Services and Construction Act includes the following sections: (1.0) General Provisions; (1.1) State Agency (exhibits are: Executive Order No. 19, and the Constitution of the State of Hawaii); (1.2) Free Library Services; (1.3) Tables of Organization; (1.4) Personnel; (1.5) Custody of…

This is a 1971 reprint of the 1966 syllabus designed to encourage the utilization of such basic concepts as the conservation of energy, the conservation of momentum, and the conservation of charge in related areas rather than in isolation. It is presented in such a way as to show the importance of these ideas as unifying concepts which can be…

The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 require the expenditure of 25 percent of the basic grant to States to provide the disadvantaged and the handicapped with vocational education programs. This publication discusses the specific requirements of the federal law and describes classification systems for identifying the disadvantaged and…

The assessment of needs identified by this long range program for library services in Idaho include the needs for services at the state, regional and local levels. It also discusses: Idaho's public school, and academic libraries and the specialized library services needed for: the blind and physically handicapped, the aging, migrants, and Indians.…

This program reflects the history of development of Nevada's libraries from early days to present status. Recommendations noted in biennial reports of the State Librarians, the Legislative Council Bureau, and outside consultants as well as Nevada's own library leadership have been considered in formulating this document. Needs for library service…

The introduction (Section I) to the Arizona Long-Range Program contains: the Planning process: past, present, future; General statements of library and archives, functions organization, etc.; and General statements of the conditions of Arizona: demography and library services. Section II contains needs, goals and objectives. Action to implement…

This program expresses a library philosophy that rests on the following principles: (1) That government--city, county, state, and federal--is responsible for the educational, economic, and cultural development of the society it serves; (2) That libraries are vital agents in the educational, economic, and cultural development of cities, counties,…

The goal of statewide library service in South Dakota was adopted to provide for the informational, cultural, recreational, and professional needs of its citizens residing in the rural communities and isolated areas of the state. Recommended objectives to support the goal of the statewide library service are given. (Other State Plans are: ED 069…

A task force to study library services in Maine composed of six library representatives and 15 lay persons representing various groups was formed in 1969. The five year program presented here was prepared to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act. The task force made the following recommendations: (1) coordinate…

The long-range program for Illinois libraries was developed in accordance with the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act. The plan sets forth the long-range goal "the assured provision of excellent library service for all the residents of the state so that the need for cultural, educational, informational and recreational…

The main areas of concern in this long-range development program to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act are the following: public library development and facilities, public library services for the disadvantaged, library services for the blind, physically handicapped and institutionalized persons, intertype library…

Programs for North Dakota's long-range library development have been planned which will provide for meeting the assessed needs of the state's population insofar as funds permit, and insofar as it is possible to satisfy these needs through the provision of public library service. The assessment of needs of student clientele and the development of…