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Franics, Sarah L.; Martin, Peggy; Taylor, Kristin – Journal of Extension, 2012
Concern about young families' ability to cope with rising food prices resulted in creating Spend Smart. Eat Smart (SSES), a website focused on budget-friendly nutrition information for limited resource audiences (LRA). SSES was redesigned using LRAs needs and preferences to increase use by LRAs. SSES usage increased after it was revised to…
Descriptors: Extension Education, Web Sites, Nutrition, Cost Effectiveness
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McCoy, Michelle – College & Research Libraries, 2010
The collaborative effort between two Special Collections librarians and a history professor at DePaul University led to a quarter-long undergraduate project in the archives using China Missions Correspondence. In a reversal of traditional methods that assumes archival use to answer a question, this project looks at the document as the source of…
Descriptors: Primary Sources, Archives, Qualitative Research, Librarian Teacher Cooperation
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Teixeira, Claudio; Pinto, Joaquim Sousa; Martins, Joaquim Arnaldo – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2008
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to describe a project to provide an online web portal that can be used as a front-end for all university users--students, teachers, staff--and services, library, administration, e-learning, and e-mail. Design/methodology/approach: The profile model proposed is mainly inheritable, defined by profile components with…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Profiles, Internet, Web Sites
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. – 1978
This report assesses the library and information needs of Oklahoma residents and proposes goals and objectives, plans of action, allocation of funds, program formulation, and priorities and evaluation procedures for dealing with these designated areas over a five year period. Based on data from a needs assessment study and library evaluations,…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Cooperation, Library Planning, Library Services
Powell, Carolyn L., Comp.; And Others – 1978
This study provides an overview of the community and the status of the library through an examination of the city of Virginia Beach, including its demography and needs, as well as the history, organization, administration, and financial support of both the Virginia Beach Public Library System and the Oceanfront Branch Library. The information is…
Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Community Characteristics, Community Study, Evaluation
Fasick, Adele M.; England, Claire – 1977
This study, commissioned to investigate how well the collection and services of the Regina Public Library meet the educational and recreational needs of the children of Regina, has tried to answer these questions: For what purpose do children in Regina use the public library? How well are the informational and recreational needs of library users…
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Childrens Literature