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The Bookmark, 1983
Thirteen articles comprise this issue on reference and information services: (1) "Librarianship as Information Resources Management," by Bettina H. Wolff; (2) one librarian's views on misinformation, disinformation, and information overload, by Murray Bob; (3-6) descriptions of reference and information services at the John Jay College…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Adolescents, Information Services, Learning Resources Centers
Download full textOffice of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1987
This publication provides abstracts of the 239 literacy activities supported through projects funded under the Library Literacy Program, Title IV, of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) during fiscal year 1986. The abstracts have been grouped for easy reference by type of activity. In cases where the projects cover more than one…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Computer Assisted Instruction, Federal Aid, Financial Support
Edmonds, Leslie; And Others – 1989
This study evaluated the use of an online catalog by 33 children in the fourth, sixth, and eighth grades. As a basis of comparison, the children's ability to use the card catalog was also evaluated. Touch screen terminals were used to access a CLSI catalog. A specific set of tests was developed to determine if children have the necessary…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Card Catalogs, Comparative Analysis, Elementary Education
Palmour, Vernon E.; And Others – 1980
This guide from the Public Libraries Association (PLA) describes a planning process to be used by individual library systems to establish their own standards appropriate to local conditions and needs; design strategies to reach those needs; and inaugurate a planning cycle that involves continuous monitoring of progress and regular adjustment of…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Change Strategies, Evaluation Criteria, Library Administration
Louisiana State Library, Baton Rouge. – 1989
This publication serves several purposes. It identifies specific inadequacies in public library services, resources, facilities, and personnel in Louisiana. It identifies the people who are to be served, and reveals the geographical, sociological, economic, and educational barriers to the expanded use of libraries. Finally, it presents specific…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Information Needs, Information Services, Library Cooperation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on the Judiciary. – 1989
Focusing on the Library Awareness Program, these two congressional hearings scrutinize the efforts of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to collect counterintelligence data from librarians regarding their patrons. Two examples of proposed legislation to address the question of intellectual privacy and confidentiality are included. Testimony…
Descriptors: Ethics, Hearings, Intellectual Freedom, Librarians
De Cleene, Clare – 1985
This report describes library services for the blind and physically handicapped supported by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), Title I, funds during fiscal 1985. Trends in library services for the blind and physically handicapped determined by an examination of reports from individual states are briefly summarized for the areas of…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Blindness, Children, Data Analysis
Skaptason, Trish – 1985
Developed as the result of an analysis of annual reports from state libraries, this report describes library services for the institutionalized supported by Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), Title I, funds during the fiscal year 1985. Trends identified include the funding of more specific projects, resulting in less population being…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Data Analysis, Federal Aid, Institutional Libraries
Fogelstrom, Clarence – 1985
This report describes library services funded as specified by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), Title I, major urban resource library (MURL) provisions, and services offered by metropolitan public libraries that served as national or regional resource centers during fiscal 1985. A review of annual reports provided by state…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Data Analysis, Federal Aid, Library Acquisition
New York State Library, Albany. – 1987
Following an introductory discussion of the role and use of libraries in New York State, this booklet provides information about the priorities of the Board of Regents of the University of New York for 1987 library legislation to help meet the goal of educational success for all New York residents. Discussions include proposed legislation intended…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Facilities, Library Services, Outreach Programs
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1988
Twenty-one papers from the Open Forum on Core Programs are included in this collection: (1) "The IFLA (International Federal of Library Associations) UAP (Universal Availability of Publications) Programme" (M. F. Plassard, IFLA Programme Officer); (2) "Progress Report on IFLA Core Programme for Universal Dataflow and…
Descriptors: Childhood Interests, Cultural Pluralism, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
PDF pending restorationBoyce, Bert R.; Boyce, Judith I. – 1990
Representing the culmination of a project undertaken at the Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science, this two-part report evaluates the feasibility of using bookmobiles as a resource expansion mechanism for public libraries in the future, and provides an overview of current bookmobile services. The report, which is…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Bookmobiles, Library Automation, Library Collections
Jaques, Thomas F. – 1990
This long-range library program for the state of Louisiana identifies specific inadequacies in public library services, resources, facilities, and personnel. It identifies the people who are to be served, and reveals geographical, socioeconomic, and educational barriers to the expanded use of libraries. Finally, it presents specific goals and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Information Needs, Information Services, Library Cooperation
Buckley, Jonathan; And Others – 1990
The purpose of this unobtrusive study of reference services at Orem (Utah) Public Library was to determine the extent to which reference questions were negotiated, the appropriateness of the verbal and nonverbal communication skills used, and the extent of influence those skills and levels of negotiation had on the accuracy of the answer given.…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Communication Skills, Evaluation Criteria, Job Performance
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1990
Following an introduction by Betty J. Turock, nine reports examine key issues in library evaluation: (1) "Output Measures and the Evaluation Process" (Nancy A. Van House) describes measurement as a concept to be understood in the larger context of planning and evaluation; (2) "Adapting Output Measures to Program Evaluation"…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Institutional Evaluation
