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Download full textBUIST, ELEANOR – 1967
IN AN ATTEMPT TO REVIEW THE CURRENT STATE OF LIBRARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENTS IN SOVIET STUDIES, TO ASSESS MAJOR DEFICIENCIES AND NEEDS, AND TO RECOMMEND NEW SOLUTIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE FUTURE, 40 ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT SPECIALISTS, LIBRARIANS, AND FOUNDATION OFFICIALS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK IN NOVEMBER, 1966.…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Area Studies, Bibliographies, Conference Reports
DECROW, ROGER; AND OTHERS – 1967
RESULTS ARE REPORTED OF A STUDY OF THE FEASIBILITY OF A NATIONAL ADULT EDUCATION INFORMATION CENTER, IN WHICH IT WAS PROPOSED TO (1) STUDY INFORMATION PROBLEMS AND RESOURCES IN ADULT EDUCATION AND RECOMMEND NEW SERVICES WHICH WOULD BE MOST USEFUL TO THE FIELD , (2) DEVELOP THE TOOLS OF SUBJECT ANALYSIS WHICH WOULD BE NEEDED IN THESE SERVICES, AND…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Automation
Havlik, Robert J.; And Others – 1967
A three part approach was taken in this situation report on the role of the special libraries in the United States. First, several background papers were prepared about the definition and state-of-the-art of the field of special librarianship. These papers are: (1) Shera, Jesse H., "Special Libraries--Why 'Special'?, (2) Ash, Lee,…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Information Centers, Information Services, Labor Needs
Peterson, Carolyn Sue – 1975
An annotated bibliography of reference books for school libraries from kindergarten through ninth grade is presented. Following brief sample lists of basic reference collections for primary, intermediate, and junior high school libraries are annotated bibliographies of encyclopedias, dictionaires, factbooks and yearbooks, indexes, atlases,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliographies, Elementary Education, Ethnic Groups
Freeman, Patricia – 1975
Designed as a practical guide for school librarians, this text outlines the functional procedures in the evaluation, selection, and utilization of print and nonprint materials and equipment. Part I focuses on the planning and administration of the school library. Part II includes planning and building of the collection. Part III provides…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Guides, Librarians
Well, Maureen D. – 1974
Connecticut Valley Hospital (CVH) is a state mental institution whose Children's Unit provides residential care and treatment, as well as educational and recreational programs for approximately 120 children suffering from severe emotional disorders. In January, 1974, a project was initiated to improve the library service being provided to these…
Descriptors: Costs, Demonstration Programs, Emotional Disturbances, Facility Improvement
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Div. of Library Development and Services. – 1973
The formulation, implementation, and evaluation of the Title II program objectives are reported by three groups. The State Title II administrators report the procedures of management, needs assessment, information dissemination, and evaluation for the program in a question-answer form, and present statistical summary charts of data from every…
Descriptors: Administration, Annual Reports, Educational Media, Educational Needs
Walter, Virginia A. – 1995
This document is a manual designed to improve library services to young adults. Information is divided into three parts: (1) "Applying the Planning and Role Setting Process to Library Services for Young Adults"; (2) "Evaluating the Results: The Measurement Process"; and (3) "The Output Measures." Part 1 discusses the Public Library Association…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Community Relations, Data Collection
Wong, Patty, Comp. – 1998
This document, to provide for effective library service to Asian language speakers, includes information on the culture of Chinese Americans, Filipino Americans, Japanese Americans, and Vietnamese Americans. For each group, the following are described: generations, immigration and length of United States residency; family and children; language;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Asian Americans, Chinese Americans, Cultural Awareness
Beust, Nora E. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1938
The increasing importance of the library in modern society has increased the demand for well-qualified persons to serve in various types of libraries with their numerous specialized departments. Librarianship, in common with other professions, has its distinctly specialized fields.'The purpose of this bulletin is to give the prospective library…
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Schools, Library Education, Public Libraries
Peer reviewedMoran, Rick – Science and Technology Libraries, 1988
Describes the creation of a new library collection geared specifically to the needs of students at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics. Topics discussed include financial support and resource allocation; library material selection; and problems encountered in upgrading the physical plant to accommodate computer technologies and online…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Databases, Financial Support, Learning Resources Centers
Peer reviewedVandergrift, Kay E. – Voice of Youth Advocates, 1994
Discusses cooperation between school and public libraries and presents a self-evaluation inventory that can be used for implementation and evaluation by school library media specialists and public library youth services librarians. Highlights include communication; technology and electronic media; sexual harassment; and selection of sensitive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Communication (Thought Transfer), Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Bauer, Mary B.; Salvadore, Maria B. – Dimensions, 1992
Maintains that public libraries provide a variety of information services, materials, and developmentally appropriate programs for young children and for adults, especially parents and child caregivers. (BB)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Caregivers, Day Care, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Farris, Pamela J.; Hancock, Marjorie R. – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1991
Describes a study that explored the possible relationship between the use of school library materials, participation in paperback books clubs, and the reading achievement of rural sixth graders. Results suggest the importance of the elementary school library media specialist in encouraging reading and assisting with student selection of books.…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 6, Learning Resources Centers, Library Circulation
Peer reviewedGorman, Michael – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1991
Considers the future of academic libraries in five main areas: (1) funding; (2) buildings and space, including storage options for print and nonprint materials; (3) library materials, including electronic journals and monographs, video, computer software, government information, resource sharing, and workstations; (4) staff, including the roles of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Software, Electronic Journals, Futures (of Society)
