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Talking with Young Adults: A Focus Group Experience.

Peer reviewed

Nord, Leslie Lea – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1998

Describes the use of focus groups to determine young adult needs in public libraries, based on experiences at the Johnson County Library system in Kansas City. Highlights include the benefits of focus groups over surveys, time involvement, how to design questions to ask, and compiling data. (LRW)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Data Collection, Focus Groups, Library Services

The Spirit of the Law: When ADA Compliance Means Overall Excellence in Service to Patrons with Disabilities.

Peer reviewed

Oliver, Kent – Public Libraries, 1997

When the Johnson County Library (Shawnee Mission, Kansas) went the extra mile to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), an intensive program of building modification, new equipment acquisition, staff education, and community-awareness promotion was the result. A Disabilities Awareness Month was also launched. (AEF)

Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Building Design, Community Involvement, County Libraries