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Henderson, Everett; Lonergan, James – Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2011
For over a half a century, State Library Administrative Agencies (SLAAs) have played a key role in the development and delivery of library services in the United States. While the organization and responsibilities of these agencies vary from state to state, they have two things in common: state-level planning for library services and…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Library Services, Shared Resources and Services, Federal Legislation
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Mandel, Lauren H.; Bishop, Bradley Wade; McClure, Charles R.; Bertot, John Carlo; Jaeger, Paul T. – Government Information Quarterly, 2010
U.S. public libraries provide free public internet services to the communities that they serve, but require robust, high-speed broadband internet connections to continue meeting public demands. The 2008-2009 "Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study" ("PLFTAS") illustrates challenges that public libraries encounter in achieving broadband…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Public Libraries, Telecommunications, Internet
Institute of Museum and Library Services, Washington, DC. – 2002
Laura Bush hosted a White House Conference on School Libraries on June 4, 2002, to discuss the latest research on libraries, student achievement and successful local programs. Mrs. Bush's cohost was Dr. Robert Martin, Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and education, library, government and philanthropic leaders from across…
Descriptors: Conference Proceedings, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Development
National Coordination Office for Information Technology Research and Development, Arlington, VA. – 2001
This report to the President and Congress provides an overview of digital libraries. The following related findings are discussed: the full potential of today's digital libraries to support the national challenge transformations has not yet been realized; the federal government can and should do much more to further the science, technology, and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Libraries, Federal Government, Government Role
Clark, Joyce R.; Baker, Diane L., Ed. – 1993
This orientation manual serves as a general guide to the role of the public library trustee in the state of Nevada. It is designed to provide the trustee with basic information and to be used as a quick reference tool for helping the trustee do the job in an efficient and effective manner. The guide endeavors to provide a map by which the…
Descriptors: Ethical Instruction, Evaluation, Financial Support, Library Administration
Theng, Yin-Leng, Ed.; Foo, Schubert, Ed. – Information Science Publishing, 2005
This book showcases some of the best digital library practices from organizations in the Asia Pacific. Particular emphasis has been placed on the design, use and usability of digital libraries. Not only are digital libraries examined, but related technologies, the management of knowledge in digital libraries, and the associated usability and…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Design
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. Office of Library Development. – 1996
Library board members are an integral part of public libraries. Because of the importance of their role, this handbook gives library trustees in Oklahoma a basic understanding of their responsibilities and power. It contains useful information about developing policy, the board/director relationship, funding, intellectual freedom, library laws,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Governing Boards, Intellectual Freedom, Legal Responsibility
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1986
This booklet summarizes fiscal year 1985 activities of the Library of Congress (LC) in eight areas: (1) collection development, activities of the Copyright Office, housing, and access; (2) automation; (3) preservation, notably the Mass Book Deacidification Facility and the Optical Disk Pilot Program; (4) services to Congress performed by the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Collection Development
Farrell-Bergeron, Frances – 1994
This final performance report compares the goals and actual accomplishments of a project focused on establishing a basic, cooperative literary collection, with the specific goal of improving availability of and access to literacy materials for literacy providers and students. The project included coalition building, public awareness, basic…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cooperative Planning, English (Second Language)
Fidelman, Miles R. – 1997
This report provides a step-by-step look at defining, planning, implementing, operating, and supporting Internet services for library patrons. Experts from the Cambridge (Massachusetts) Public Library share their experiences pioneering a high-speed, graphical Internet service that supports the full range of multimedia materials available across…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Electronic Libraries, Hypermedia
Strauss, Diane; And Others – 1985
This report reviews machine-readable information storage technology as of fall 1985, describes its use at certain academic libraries, and makes recommendations for its implementation at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Focus is on data disks (reference and research materials) rather than on program disks, and suggestions are made…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Databases, Higher Education, Information Science
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Tyckoson, David A. – Technicalities, 1987
Summarizes three conference presentations on the effects of the economic climate on academic libraries in Iowa. These presentations focused on the impact of austerity budgets on collection development, library services and personnel, and possible management approaches to retrenchment in these areas. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Higher Education, Library Collection Development
Smith, Barbara – 1985
This paper reports the results of a June and July 1985 study in which all 12 libraries where Maine state documents are deposited and the two libraries which receive weekly shipping lists and any extra copies of documents were visited. Observations from these visits are reported in general sections of this report: Examples of Attempts to Increase…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Government Publications, Library Administration, Library Collection Development
Kotch, Marianne – 2002
This document provides guidelines on policymaking for public librarians and public library trustees in Vermont. Topics covered include: (1) the importance of policies in bringing order, logic, stability, and continuity to a library's operation; (2) the roles of trustees and librarians in adopting carrying out policies; (3) reasons why policies…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Confidentiality, Federal Legislation, Intellectual Freedom
Latham, Sheila – 1985
Based on a literature search, surveys of student library needs and library collections, and an evaluation of services available from participating educational institutions and local public and school libraries, it is concluded that library support for students enrolled in distance education programs offered through the Chinook Educational…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Consortia, Costs, Distance Education
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