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Floistad, Brit – 2001
This paper discusses the establishment of a research service in the Norwegian parliament. The first section presents some general assumptions regarding a research service in parliament. The second section describes the first initiative, a mandate in the 1970s to establish a commission to clarify the need for such a service. The third section…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Library Development, Library Services
Brown, Gerald R. – 2001
This document reports on a study tour of Canadian schools conducted by the Sri Lanka Ministry of Education. The purposes of the tour were to: develop an awareness of the scope of modern school library programming; investigate the aspects of implementation of a modern school library program including staffing, facilities, educational programming,…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Information Services, Library Development
Block, Marylaine – American Libraries, 2003
Presents interviews with Fred Kent, founder of the Project for Public Spaces (PPS) and Phil Myrick, PPS's assistant vice president, about transforming libraries into desirable public spaces. Discusses qualities people value in public spaces; great library buildings and what they are doing right; the first thing library directors should do when…
Descriptors: Interviews, Library Administration, Library Development, Library Facilities
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Titarenko, Evgeny; And Others – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1996
This installment of the "International Library Education" column presents a brief overview, by three Russian librarians, on the curriculum and philosophy of librarianship in Russia two years into the democratization process. Discussion focuses on changes in librarianship and the end of the Soviet system. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Curriculum Development, Democracy, Educational Philosophy
Morgan, Jim – American Libraries, 1997
Describes how a library in the state of Washington was floated on a barge across the Hood Canal (part of Puget Sound) to its new site. Discusses property costs, the mechanics of moving the building, community support, obstacles, media coverage of the move, and renovations at the new site. (AEF)
Descriptors: Building Innovation, Community Support, Costs, Engineering
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Werking, Richard Hume – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2003
Focuses on information and written communications throughout American history. Discusses writing in several media, beginning in the mid 1400s; development of the scholarly journal in the 1600s; growth of academic libraries and the transformation of American scholarship; early views of higher education and libraries; the mission and developing…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Industry
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Sapp, Gregg; Gilmour, Ron – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2003
This article employs a citation-tracking method for gathering and reviewing literature of academic librarianship. Each work discussed either cites the work of F.W. Lancaster, an early predictor and enthusiast of "paperless information systems," or another that cites it. The aim is to provide an analytical overview on how academic librarians saw…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Citation Analysis, Futures (of Society)
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DeVita, M. Christine – Knowledge Quest, 2002
Addresses the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds' experiences working with school libraries and the lessons learned from the Library Power initiative, including: how school libraries can support national education goals, particularly in meeting the challenges outlined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001; current threats to library reform; and how…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Development, Library Funding
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Gupta, Sushma – International Information and Library Review, 1995
Describes the historical development of libraries in Ethiopia. Examines the National Library of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa University Libraries, the Institute of Ethiopian Studies Library, and the Ethiopian Science and Technology Documentation and Information Center. Discusses the development of special libraries, libraries and documentation centers of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, History, International Organizations
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Birdsall, Douglas G.; Hensley, Oliver D. – College and Research Libraries, 1994
Presents a strategic planning model originally developed for university research and illustrates its usefulness for academic libraries. Library development and fund-raising activities are used as examples to illustrate the various stages of strategic planning, including scanning the environment, designing the plan, acceptance, and adoption.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adoption (Ideas), Fund Raising, Higher Education
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Relyea, Harold C.; And Others – Government Information Quarterly, 1994
Includes five articles that discuss presidential libraries. Highlights include an overview of the development of the federal presidential library system; the Ronald Reagan library; the Richard Nixon library archives; access at the Gerald Ford library; and computerizing the Jimmy Carter library. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Federal Government, Government Libraries
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Jones, Patrick – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1995
Suggests steps in creating administrative support for serving young adults in public libraries. The steps are to determine what services are wanted, and where support is to come from; reasons for serving young adults and priority of library needs and wants; and strategies to generate support. (JMV)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Library Administration, Library Development, Library Planning
Baker, Shirley K. – Library Administration and Management, 1995
Describes informal leadership opportunities for library staff. Identifies three key characteristics: vision, courage, and the ability to make things happen through others. Discusses requirements for successfully leading from below; hostile, neutral, and supportive environments; and benefits. (AEF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Informal Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Leadership Styles
Mervis, Sybil Stern – Illinois Libraries, 1995
Describes the Danville Public Library's (Illinois) planning and implementation of a groundbreaking ceremony and provides guidelines for the process. Highlights include early planning, the planning staff, publicity, videotaping, selecting a convenient time, decorations, invitations, knowing individual responsibilities, commemorative items, and a…
Descriptors: Ceremonies, Construction Programs, Guidelines, Library Development
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Rettig, James – Reference Librarian, 1995
Presents a fictional scenario of library reference service for the first part of the 21st century. Examines 10 major social trends for the 1990s; critiques services in terms of these trends and notes the library's role and the need to incorporate them into reference services. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society), Library Development, Library Role
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