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Download full textBurkhauser, Jude; Bensen, Donna – 1980
This program packet is designed to introduce humanities program planning and implementation to the public librarian. It provides models for publicity and promotional materials, directs libraries to humanists and humanities resources, introduces grantsmanship concepts, provides a pathfinder to funding sources, and suggests a formula for program…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Grantsmanship, Humanities, Librarians
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. – 1979
The policies and statements in this booklet define the roles and responsibilities of school library media centers and public libraries in Oklahoma, make recommendations for effective cooperation between the two institutions, and identify possible areas of media center/public library cooperation. (FM)
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, Library Cooperation, Library Role, Library Services
Herman, Michael L. – 1978
Interlibrary loan requests originating at 72 Idaho public libraries during a 12-day period in January 1978, were analyzed to determine fill rate, turnaround time, and patron satisfaction with turnaround time and materials supplied. The results show that of 910 total requests submitted 75.05 percent were filled, 20.11 percent had not been received…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Glossaries, Interlibrary Loans
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Bureau of Library Services. – 1978
In presenting the Model Recognition Proposal for the Michigan Interorganization Committee for Continuing Library Education (MICCLE), the first part of this document describes the history and development of Continuing Education Units (CEU's), provides a brief analysis of Michigan's specific needs and programs for librarians and the types of…
Descriptors: Continuing Education Units, Educational Certificates, Library Education, Media Specialists
Erteschik, Ann M., Comp.; And Others – 1978
This report analyzes some of the data from documentation submitted by the individual states for federal financial assistance through the Library Services and Construction Act to meet public library construction needs between 1965 and 1978. The impact of the LSCA library construction program is described in terms of the cutting of costs, the…
Descriptors: Construction Programs, Costs, Facility Improvement, Federal Aid
Massachusetts State Board of Library Commissioners, Boston. – 1978
Designed to facilitate the rapid comparison of fiscal year 1978 support and activity levels among public libraries in Massachusetts, this report identifies twelve indicators of library support and activity and presents percentage and per capita figures for each municipality. Data are for the twelve-month period ending June 30, 1978, and represent…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Financial Support, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Massachusetts State Board of Library Commissioners, Boston. – 1978
Intended for use by library staffs, directors, and trustees, this report of salary and staffing information for Massachusetts public libraries for 1978 is presented in a standardized format to facilitate the identification of comparable libraries and the comparison of salaries and other personnel data. Explanatory notes define the terms used in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Fringe Benefits, Library Personnel
Rogers, M. Maggie; Burrell, Peggy – 1978
A three phase needs assessment was conducted in Oregon to ascertain how important library professionals and paraprofessionals believed continuing education was to their job performance, if their needs for continuing education were being met, and what direction they would like to see continuing education take in the future. During the first phase,…
Descriptors: Librarians, Library Education, Library Surveys, Media Specialists
Bloom, Alexander; Weiner, Lynn – 1976
These two annotated reading guides to Boston's political and social history developed out of lecture sequences offered at the Boston Public Library under the National Endowment for the Humanities Library Learning Program. The first, which cites 28 titles focusing on various community leaders of Boston from the coming of the Puritans to the 1970's,…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Community Leaders, Educational Programs, Family Life
Higham, Norman – 1979
The legal foundation and administration of library services in the United Kingdom are reviewed in terms of legislative acts which currently affect library services directly: the Public Libraries and Museums Act of 1964 places public library services under the Secretary of State for Education as part of the reorganization of the local authority…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Foreign Countries
Kreigh, Helen, Comp. – 1980
This summer library program for preschool and elementary school children centers around animals of all kinds. Published as an aid to librarians in implementing the program, the manual is made available along with such theme related items as posters, balloons, reading record folders, certificates, and bookmarks. Initial sections identify and expand…
Descriptors: Animals, Elementary School Students, Library Materials, Library Services
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
O'Donnell, Peggy; Read, Patsy – 1977
Intended for public libraries that have not yet sponsored programs for the adult community, this manual describes the steps in designing and staging programs designed to bring together local citizens, public policy makers, and scholars in the humanities to discuss issues of concern to their state or community. Sections are devoted to the National…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Bibliographies, Community Characteristics, Community Programs
KRUZAS, ANTHONY T. – 1965
DATA PRESENTED IN THIS REPORT WERE BASED PRIMARILY ON QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES OBTAINED THROUGH A NATIONAL CENSUS OF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTERS. THE SURVEY WAS MADE DURING THE PERIOD FROM AUGUST 1961 TO FEBRUARY 1963. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE MORE THAN 10,000 ENTRIES IN THE PUBLISHED DIRECTORY, EXCLUSION OF CANADIAN LIBRARIES AND DELETION…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Libraries, Library Equipment, Library Facilities
