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Download full textWisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 2000
This document is designed to help Wisconsin libraries plan for and achieve service levels that meet the ever-changing needs of local residents. The "Wisconsin Public Library Standards" has evolved gradually over the years, and this edition addresses the changes and challenges libraries have experienced since publication of the 1994…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Development, Library Policy, Library Services
Patton, Ida R. – 1999
This revised edition reflects the changes that have taken place in the commonwealth's community of public libraries since the "Handbook" was published in 1991. This handbook is designed to give boards of trustees' basic information on the structure of library service in Virginia, with emphasis on their major areas of responsibility.…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Guidelines, Information Sources, Library Administration
Lerdsuriyakul, Kulthorn – 1999
This paper on public libraries in Thailand begins with a section that provides background on public libraries in the past, lists the functions of the public library, and describes three size classifications of public libraries. The second section outlines the tasks of the current public library in three areas: informal education; nonformal…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Library Development
PDF pending restorationBureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1919
The Educational Directory, 1919-20 is divided into seven distinct parts. Part 6, Libraries and Museums, covers the following: (1) Libraries of public and society libraries; (2) Executive officers of State library commissions; (3) Directors of library schools; and (4) Directors of museums. (Contains 3 footnotes.) [For Parts 1-3, see…
Descriptors: Libraries, Museums, Government Libraries, Library Schools
Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1922
In this bulletin, the Music Teachers' National Association committee on the history of music and libraries presents the summaries of the questionnaire prepared by the committee and sent out by the Bureau of Education in 1917-18. This is the first statement to show the condition and resources of the music sections of public and school libraries,…
Descriptors: Music Education, School Libraries, Music Teachers, Librarians
Peer reviewedCampbell, H. C. – International Library Review, 1974
Descriptors: Developing Nations, International Organizations, International Programs, Library Cooperation
Peer reviewedCampbell, H. C. – International Library Review, 1974
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Developing Nations, International Organizations, International Programs
Peer reviewedOgunlana, B. B. – International Library Review, 1974
Descriptors: Developing Nations, International Organizations, International Programs, Library Services
Peer reviewedCorea, I. – International Library Review, 1974
Descriptors: Developing Nations, International Organizations, International Programs, Library Services
Peer reviewedChow, T. – International Library Review, 1974
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Government Libraries, International Organizations, International Programs
Newcomb, Nadine J. – School Library Journal, 1974
Describes the outreach program of reading readiness for preschool children and their parents at Glassboro Public Library. (JB)
Descriptors: Community Action, Disadvantaged Youth, Library Services, Parent Participation
Peer reviewedMalinconico, S. Michael; Rizzolo, James A. – Journal of Library Automation, 1973
A comprehensive automated bibliographic control system has been developed by the New York Public Library. This system is unique in its use of an automated authority system and highly sophisticated machine filing algorithms. (23 references) (Authors)
Descriptors: Book Catalogs, Cataloging, Computer Programs, Data Processing
Parsons, Richard – School Library Journal, 1973
The development of a Directory'' of crisis intervention services in nine areas of concern to young people by the Baltimore County Public Library is described. (NH)
Descriptors: Crisis Intervention, Directories, Drug Abuse, Information Needs
Dreyer, John J. – School Library Journal, 1973
Efforts of the Constitutional Heritage Club (CHC) and several supportive groups to censor the book and magazine collections of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County are discussed. (NH)
Descriptors: Books, Censorship, Librarians, Library Collections
Gerhardt, Lillian N.; Schuman, Patricia Glass – School Library Journal, 1973
Descriptors: Committees, Library Associations, Library Material Selection, Library Services
