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Jensen, Jan; And Others – 1988
This paper describes the equipment selection procedures, resource sharing agreements, serials directory information, and collection development activities of A.S.A.P. (As Soon As Possible), a school library-directed fax consortium in Colorado consisting of 14 high school library media centers, two alternative schools, two academic libraries, one…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Consortia, Elementary Secondary Education, Facsimile Transmission
Wyoming Univ., Laramie. Univ. Libraries. – 1989
A footnote to state legislation provided an opportunity to examine the extent to which joining Wyoming's libraries might better serve the needs of those who depend on library services. The footnote designated an appropriation of $20,000 to evaluate the feasibility of merging the state library and the university library by: (1) reviewing the space…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Feasibility Studies, Federal Aid, Higher Education
Download full textSheller, Rebekah, Ed. – Rural Libraries, 1990
The two issues of the journal "Rural Libraries" for 1990 contain a total of seven articles. "Cooperation and Rural Libraries," by Jackie Schmitt, reports on a nationwide survey of 119 rural libraries' participation in intrastate library cooperatives. "Rural Public Library Service to Native Americans," by Susan…
Descriptors: Illiteracy, Libraries, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Harriman, Sigrid G., Ed. – 1986
The December 1985 program session of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee (NAC) focused on determining the effectiveness of networking, identifying a common vision or goal, and developing a strategy to accomplish that goal. The program session included remarks on the role of the regional networks in national networking by Louella V.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Science, Library Automation, Library Cooperation
Fact Finders, Albany, NY. – 1987
This report presents the findings of a survey of New York State Library System administrators and governors designed to provide an empirical benchmark of opinion within the New York State library system and to aid in discussion, evaluation, and planning at the library systems conference. Survey data were collected by means of telephone interviews…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1979
Contained in this collection of presentations from the third Afro-Nordic Library Conference are a foreword describing the objectives of the meeting and 14 papers: "From Oral Tradition to Literary Writing: The Awakening of National Awareness," by Heikki Kirkinen; "African Library Systems," by L. E. Samarasinghe; "Planning…
Descriptors: Children, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Folk Culture
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Official opening statements and papers on networking and the development of information technology which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) opening speeches by Else Granheim (IFLA president) and Kenneth H. Rogers (UNESCO Representative); (2) "The Importance of Networks…
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; King, Donald W. – 1982
This report presents the results of a feasibility study of statewide multitype library networking in North Carolina. Potential network functions, products, services, sources, and costs are covered, but questions of network governance, management, and funding are not directly addressed. The report begins with background information and a…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Cost Effectiveness, Cost Estimates, Feasibility Studies
New York State Library, Albany. – 1984
This annual report on the comprehensive 5-year program for the enhancement of library services in New York State (1) provides a benchmark for the continuing planning, development, and evaluation of state library services; (2) summarizes the objectives, policies, and programs undertaken for the improvement of those services; (3) serves as a guide…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Improvement, Library Networks, Library Planning
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1985
Papers on library services to ethnic and linguistic minorities which were presented at the 1985 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "On Serving the Older Polyglot: The Role of the Public Libraries in the United States" (Sylva N. Manoogian, United States); (2) "Minority Language Selection and Acquisition…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Foreign Language Books, Library Acquisition
Public Administration Service, Washington, DC. – 1978
Findings and recommendations compose the two sections of this summary of A Study of the Organization and Governance of Alabama Library Systems. The findings indicate the need for a central coordinating state library agency with multi-type library concerns that could strengthen the role of other state agencies concerned with library development. In…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Administrative Organization, Charts, Cost Effectiveness
HIGHUM, CLAYTON – 1967
DEFINING CENTRALIZED PROCESSING AS ORDERING, CATALOGING, CLASSIFICATION, AND MECHANICAL PREPARATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS, THIS STUDY WAS CONDUCTED (1) TO DETERMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF CENTRALIZED PROCESSING FOR ILLINOIS PUBLIC LIBRARIES AND LIBRARY SYSTEMS AND (2) TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PLANNING STATE CENTRALIZED ACTIVITY. GENERAL SURVEY…
Descriptors: Centralization, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Data Processing
Javelin, Muriel C. – 1969
A study, conducted under a grant from Title I of the Library Services and Construction Act, was undertaken to determine: (1) the present level of library service in county and county-wide departments, agencies, and organizations in Nassau County, (2) what additional services are needed, and (3) how these services can best be achieved. Data were…
Descriptors: Agencies, Audiovisual Aids, County Libraries, Disadvantaged
Stanford Univ., CA. ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources. – 1975
The ERIC Clearinghouse on Information Resources at Stanford University presents a compilation of bibliographies, articles, and information about the Educational Resources Information Center in a bicentennial salute to United States libraries. Bibliographies include a list of subject guides to information in a variety of formats, a bicentennial…
Descriptors: American Indians, Bibliographies, Computers, Information Science
Lourea, Lee Olivier, Ed. – 1974
Begun as a two year project in Fall 1974, the California Video Resource Project (CVRP) will serve as the California video exchange and clearinghouse for library video information. CVRP will experiment with the library use of video as: (1) a medium for individual learning, (2) a medium for audience programing, (3) a medium for community…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Book Reviews, Cable Television, Clearinghouses
