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Mason, Marilyn Gell – Library Journal, 1985
Forecasts of the future of the public library highlight measures of success (quick information provision); service to remote users; an information infrastructure which includes smaller branch libraries; levels of service based on staff time required; fee-based, interactive research services; a new job title of "information specialist"; and book…
Descriptors: Fees, Futures (of Society), Information Scientists, Library Networks
Tebbetts, Diane R.; Chen, Ching-Chih – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1985
Describes a study which investigated plans of Association of Research Libraries members in New England for total automated library systems, whether compatibility of microcomputers with existing or proposed equipment is a factor in microcomputer selection, plans for microcomputer use, and how appropriate microcomputer tasks are identified and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Higher Education, Library Automation
Peer reviewedAguilar, William – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1984
Circulation statistics for 198 books randomly selected from nonjuvenile collection at Allerton Public Library were ascertained. Comparison of experimental group (all related catalog entries withdrawn from card catalog) and control group (all catalog entries left intact) showed no statistically significant influence of removal of cards on…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Library Catalogs, Library Circulation, Library Materials
Peer reviewedInformation Technology and Libraries, 1984
Results of survey identifying U.S. libraries that provide public access television production services to communities are organized into nine categories: alphabetical listing, current facility status, programing information, funding sources, budget/staff breakdown, volunteer programs, access services provided, type and value of equipment, and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Cable Television, Financial Support, Library Facilities
Download full textEdgmon, Missy; Ferate-Soto, Paolo; Foley, Lelana; Hager, Tina; Heard, Adriana; Ingham, Donna; Lopez, Nohemi; McMahon, Dorothy; Meyer, Sally; Parrish, Leila; Rodriguez-Gibbs, Josefina; Moreyra-Torres, Maricela; Travis, Gayle; Welch, Willy – 2002
The goal of the Texas Reading Club is to encourage the children of Texas to become library users and lifelong readers. This manual was created for the 2002 Texas Reading Club, a program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. The theme, "Read Across Texas!" invites children to explore the history, geography, and culture of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Libraries, Library Services, Outreach Programs
Pratt, Mary Lou, Ed. – Rural Libraries, 1997
The 1997 volume of Rural Libraries includes two issues containing seven articles. Articles are: (1) "Information Access through Electronic Databases for Rural Public Libraries" (Kitti Canepi); (2) "Bookmobiles in the Burbs" (Joyce Voss); (3) "Bookmobile Survey" (Liam Kennedy); (4) "Connections: Internet in Rural…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bookmobiles, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Brass, Debra A. – 1997
Over the past two decades, an increasing number of American children are left in self-care after school each day. Parents of these latchkey children often turn to the library as a safe place for their children to go. The purpose of this study was to determine whether public libraries have responded since 1990 to the call put forward by concerned…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Childhood Needs, Childrens Libraries, Community Involvement
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1996
The Alabama Public Library Service is charged with improving library services throughout the state to ensure that all citizens have access to quality library and information services. Part of this charge includes the responsibility for receiving and administering federal funds to the more than 200 public libraries in Alabama. Federal Library…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Grants
Martin, Murray S. – 1995
This guide discusses how collections budgets are planned, built, defended, and implemented. Each topic is illustrated with sample budgets and allocations typical of academic and public libraries serving their respective communities. Step-by-step guidance is offered to administrators and boards for meeting patrons' needs while addressing today's…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accounting, Budgeting, Budgets
Knight, Robert – 2000
This paper discusses public library services to remote communities in Australia, focusing on New South Wales (NSW). The first section presents background on the public library network in NSW, including statistics, descriptors/characteristics of public libraries, and funding to establish public Internet access. The second section addresses regional…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Internet, Library Funding
Vermont State Dept. of Libraries, Montpelier. – 2002
This evaluation of Vermont's 5-year LSTA (Library Services and Technology Act) plan begins with an overall report of results in achieving goals and objectives. This section offers an overview of Vermont's geography, population, and history and use of library services. Results are then described for each of the plan's seven goals and related…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Programs, Information Technology, Library Development
Foerstel, Herbert N. – 2002
This book presents an analysis of the current state of book banning in schools and public libraries, offering ready reference material on major incidents, legal cases, and annotated entries on the most frequently challenged books. Every section of this revised edition has been rewritten, updated, or expanded to reflect new developments. In-depth…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Censorship, Childrens Literature
Ashcroft, Linda – 2002
Recent government initiatives to combat social exclusion within the United Kingdom have served to place librarians and libraries as prominent players in the movement to providing information over a wider social context. For example, The Peoples Network is a government initiative to connect all public libraries to the information superhighway by…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Science
Michie, Joan; Chaney, Bradford – 2000
The purpose of this study was to find out how school and public libraries were performing as education providers and how well they were responding to the country's urgent demands for school improvement. This general audience report summarizes the results of the assessment of school and public libraries. It discusses staffing and patronage, the use…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Equipment
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1998
The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) serves the information needs of Alabama public libraries. As a state agency, APLS is charged with improving library services throughout the state to ensure that all citizens have access to quality library and information services. The agency is responsible for receiving and administering federal and state…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Funding, Library Planning, Library Services
