The New Hampshire Long-Range Program contains: (1) a description of New Hampshire's identified present and projected library needs; (2) a plan of action for meeting these identified needs over the next five years and (3) a statement of policies, criteria, priorities, and procedures, to be updated as progress toward meeting the State's library…

Organization of library development in Alaska will follow the Public Administration Services recommendation of three regions with community outlets and centers, a resource center and a research library in each region. A Regional Coordinator as a member of the State Library staff is needed in each region to work with all the communities and…

Since the Department of Libraries, by Vermont statute, is concerned almost exclusively with the public libraries of the State, this long-range plan will reflect that responsibility. Allusion is made to school, academic and special libraries and, within the context of cooperative projects, they will be directly involved. Thus, this document is a…

More than 400,000 of West Virginia's population are without library service of any kind. The rest, with a few exceptions, have negligible to minimal library services and facilities. Appendix B of this report delineates county by county the actual extent of library service accessible to the populace. A study of the economic conditions in each…

The state of Washington has traditionally involved as many members of the library community as possible in the development of long-range planning for library services. The work of the Washington Library Association, along with the surveys and activities of other groups and individuals during the past 40 years, is documented in Section I of this…

Presented in outline form Wyoming's proposed long-range plan includes the following areas of concern: (1) continuation of present services to county libraries; (2) extension of services (to those not served, or served inadequately); (3) improvement of library service (increasing ability to provide service); (4) library training and demonstration…

The 468 libraries in Rhode Island(public, academic, school, and special) are all seeking to give optimum access to information to their users. The chief new component of the Five-Year Program presented is the development of ways to reach those who are not now library users at the same time that services to the current patrons are improved and…

The purpose of this State plan is to provide a focus for the continued development of library services in Maryland. It presents an overview of the present situation and a plan of action that will implement the recommendations of recent studies, reports, legislation, and discussions by many individuals, committees, and other groups. It indicates in…

The plan for the development of library service for the citizens of Iowa is designed to indicate directions for the development of public library service in the State of Iowa and to define areas of interaction between all types of libraries in the state. It delineates the informational needs of various groups of Iowa citizens within the limits of…

Delaware's long-range planning through fiscal year 1977 is presented in this document. It is a culmination of six months intensive study with significant regard to input from other libraries and library-related agencies, covering the needs of libraries within the State. The purpose of the program is to outline a process of planned action which…

The long-range program presented in this document outlines the present status of statewide library development in California and identifies needs and resources as a background for future statewide library development. It relates the forecast requirements for the next five years with the future of library service. The program sets forth the goals…

Presented is a comparative survey of state programs for exceptional children for eight areas of exceptionality: educable mentally retarded, trainable mentally retarded, speech handicapped, deaf and severely hard of hearing, visually impaired, emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, and gifted. Sixteen state departments of education are reported…

The concept of accountability held by the Florida Department of Education is discussed. Their concept places a premium on clear thinking regarding educational values, on open communication between the public and the professionals, and on explanation of the manner in which resources available are used. The distinctions and relationships among the…

The publication is a compilation of descriptions of programs for gifted and talented students in North Carolina which have been evaluated by the State Division for Exceptional Children as outstanding and/or possessing worthwhile components on the instructional level. Programs, grouped into primary-elementary, junior high-middle school, and…

This report summarizes research activities of the State Research Coordinating Units conducted under Section 131(b) of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 during the second half of fiscal year 1971 and includes a final analysis of the entire fiscal year. The purpose of the report is to facilitate exchange of information and reduce…