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Download full textMichigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. – 1979
This report details the proceedings of the Michigan pre-White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services held from March 26-28, 1979. Demonstrations, displays, discussions, elections, and participants are described, and the 68 resolutions arising from the discussions are listed according to the following topics: (1) finance, (2)…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Financial Support, Libraries, Library Automation
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1979
This overview of developments in programs and projects funded under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) in FY 1979 also provides information on the administrative expenses and procedures of the Library Development Division of the Texas State Library in allocating these funds. Brief summaries reporting progress in each area are…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Federal Programs, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1980
Plans, objectives, and expected results for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) programs in Texas are presented for fiscal year 1981. Statements document the need, objectives, end products, LSCA priority, timetable, and suggested method for evaluation for each of 13 programs under Title 1 (library development). Application guidelines for…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Federal Programs, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Lovett, Valerie W., Ed. – 1979
Prepared as a requirement for state aid, this self-evaluation makes eight recommendations for the future of the Wake County Library System: (1) formation of a single library administrative unit entirely funded by the county; (2) preparation of written goals and objectives for library service; (3) preparation of a library organizational handbook;…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Community Characteristics, County Libraries, Library Administration
Osipova, I. P. – 1979
An objective description of the programs and outline of the problems of the Lenin State Library are presented by I.P. Osipova of the Lenin State Library of the USSR, and a comparison between that library and the Library of Congress (LC) is presented by Frank M. McGowan. The Lenin Library serves as national library of the USSR, state repository of…
Descriptors: Centralization, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries
Sheriff, G. M. – 1977
This paper briefly examines the current state of library cooperation in the West African countries, in relation to the implementation of national information policies in these countries. Library cooperation within the framework of a national information policy in developing countries is considered as a primary need rather than the development of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Developing Nations, Information Dissemination, International Educational Exchange
Lancaster, F. Wilfrid, Ed. – 1979
Drawn from the 15th Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing, held at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the nine papers presented in this volume deal with problems--or, in some cases, downright failures--in the automation of various facets of library service. They range from a general survey of failures or limitations…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Catalogs, Computer Science, Conference Reports
Goodman, H. J. A. – 1978
This discussion of the design, development, and operation of information systems functioning at the national or international level focuses on some of the current interests and concerns of those networks designed to facilitate the sharing or exchange of particular types of nonprint media (NPM) materials. Three categories of NPM materials/resources…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Information Networks, Information Processing, Information Systems
Stanford Univ., CA. BALLOTS Center. – 1978
This narrative report relates the activities of the Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operations using a Time-sharing System (BALLOTS) program at Stanford University for the original contract period and extensions, during which time the original single-user system was transformed into an automated network of libraries across the country.…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Information Services, Information Systems, Library Acquisition
BOAZ, MARTHA – 1965
THIS STUDY OF THE RESOURCES AND NEEDS OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN THE 4 COUNTIES OF THE LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN AREA, AS WELL AS A LIMITED STUDY OF OTHER TYPES OF LIBRARIES IN THE SAME AREA, WAS CONDUCTED TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A COOPERATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM UNDER THE PUBLIC LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT ACT. SURVEY METHODS INCLUDED AN…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Evaluation, Library Cooperation, Library Networks
Blasingame, Ralph; Ridinger, Thornton J. – 1966
The scope of this study included (1) reviewing the present plan for regional library development; (2) analyzing statutes affecting library organization and financing; (3) conducting a survey of the library collections, staff, and physical facilities presently existing; (4) compiling data on educational, social, and economic conditions in West…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Intellectual Property, Librarians, Libraries
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1965
The potentialities for a reference and research library system which would serve Nassau and Suffolk Counties are examined in this study. The resources available, the needs of various users, and the necessary elements for a viable system, including financial considerations, are assessed. Basic data was obtained from the opinions of users and…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Information Needs, Library Cooperation, Library Materials
New York State Library, Albany. – 1967
The New York State Library's Committee on Federal Depository Library Service sponsored a panel discussion to assess the proble s of regional depositories, based on 3 years of experience in New York State. Members of the panel, representing university, college and public libraries, discussed the following topics: planning for state-wide federal…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Interlibrary Loans
Saint John (Francis R.) Library Consultants, Inc., New York, NY. – 1965
A comprehensive survey was conducted to (1) determine the present state and future needs of Oklahoma libraries, with emphasis on public libraries, and (2) formulate a plan for library development. A survey team collected basic data on the state's libraries, conducted an in-depth survey of representative public libraries, examined library…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Facsimile Transmission, Financial Support, Libraries
Kee, S. Janice – 1966
Objectives of this survey were: (1) to review existing data on public library progress in Kansas since 1956 and to identify needs for further study, (2) to relate the data to public library standards and to the purpose of the Library Services and Construction Act, and (3) to recommend guidelines for planning for state-wide library development. It…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Planning
