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Casey, Anne Marie; Cawthorne, Jon E.; Citro, Kathleen – Journal of Library & Information Services In Distance Learning, 2014
This article describes the use of scenarios as a tool to assist a large distance learning library service in its strategic planning. Through a description of the scenario process from beginning to end, the authors detail the steps that the library director and the consultant took initially; their missteps; and the successful conclusion. This study…
Descriptors: Library Services, Distance Education, Vignettes, Program Descriptions
Bullian, Jeremy; Ellison, Alicia – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2013
When an institutional program review determined the Hillsborough Community College Libraries Web site was out-of-date, lacked resources, and was in desperate need of a makeover, the authors embarked upon a redesign project. The article describes the challenges and considerations that contributed to the authors' decision-making and design…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Web Sites, Library Services, Library Development
Vengersammy, Ormilla – Computers in Libraries, 2011
Traditional libraries are being redefined. They are not only places to access books in print, but are also rich resources for digital assets. As a result, technology training programs need to progress beyond basic "mouse and keyboard" in order to meet the ever-changing needs and demands of the public. As library collections transition to…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Library Development, Library Instruction, Library Materials
Dempsey, Beth – Library Journal, 2009
Despite the recent turmoil in the U.S. economy, most libraries that were tracked by "Library Journal" won their referenda at a rate just slightly lower than 2007. Nearly three-quarters of operating referenda passed. Building referenda under $10 million passed at a whopping 85%, with those over $10 million batting slightly better than…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Library Facilities, Financial Support, Voting
Marczynski, Paula Townsend – Library Media Connection, 2009
In 2003 the Public Education Network developed the pilot Revitalizing High School Libraries (RHSL) initiative, funded by The New York Life Foundation. Based on the Library Power Program, it included many of the same features--collaborative planning, flexible scheduling, collection development, and facility renovation--with a focus on how this…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Libraries, Improvement Programs, Library Development
Michel, Jason Paul; Tzoc, Elias – Journal of Web Librarianship, 2010
The Digital Initiatives department at Miami University, like most digital initiatives and special collections departments, has a large number of rich digital image collections, stored primarily in a third-party database. Typically, these databases are not findable to the average Web user. From a desire to expose these collections to the wider Web…
Descriptors: Scripts, Library Materials, Metadata, Internet
Morris, Jim – Journal of Access Services, 2007
The academic library in the 21st Century must find innovative ways to remain central to the mission of the institution that it represents, and the people that it serves. Some of those ways involve what traditionally has been the province of student services. After hours events with music and art, poetry slams, and electronic gaming are a few of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Information Services, Best Practices, Library Development
Burrell, Matthew D. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2005
Gulf Coast Community College in Panama City, Florida, is celebrating a fifty-year anniversary in 2007. Maintained by the library, the school's archives represent the historical contributions on a local and national level. Gulf Coast Community College library is ensuring the school's historical significance through the digitization of its…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development

Davidsson, Robert I. – Public Libraries, 1997
Describes the Government Information Service of Florida's Palm Beach County Library System (PBCLS). Highlights include models for service, the need for specialized government services, costs versus benefits, the Question-Response Service and Government Web site, and keys to success. (AEF)
Descriptors: Costs, County Libraries, Government (Administrative Body), Information Services
Florida Dept. of State, Tallahassee. Div. of Library and Information Services. – 1997
In this plan, the Florida Division of Library and Information Services (DLIS, also known as the State Library of Florida) defines future directions that will bring Florida's libraries into the 21st century. The introductory section, preceding the Plan, includes: methodology used to gather input for the plan; partners that assist the Division in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Futures (of Society), Information Services, Library Development
Mairn, Chad P. – Community & Junior College Libraries, 2005
Libraries throughout history have utilized some method of communicating resources and services to their communities. Verbal communication progressed into newsletters, event calendars, bookmarks, and posters. More recently, technological advancements have allowed individuals to communicate ideas beyond the confined pages of a book or newsletter and…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Community Colleges, College Libraries
Florida State Library, Tallahassee. – 1994
In Florida, as in the rest of the country, there is a paradigm shift within libraries. Increasingly, the information necessary to respond to user needs is available electronically--sometimes only or most conveniently in electronic form. For librarians to be most effective in the electronic revolution, they need to link their libraries into a…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Information Networks, Library Cooperation, Library Development
Adaryukov, Andrew – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 2004
After a brief overview of the digitization activities at Florida Atlantic University Libraries, this article describes one project in detail, concentrating on various types of cooperation it reflects.
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Public Libraries, Cooperative Planning, Cooperative Programs
Di Trolio, Trudi; Nelson, Erika; Ochoa, Marilyn – Journal of Access Services, 2004
The George A. Smathers Libraries of the University of Florida is currently undergoing a major renovation. Library West, the building that houses the humanities and social sciences collection, will be gutted and expanded. The collection will be moved to off-site storage and the staff will be relocated for a two-year period. The reality of these…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Morale, Academic Libraries, Library Development
Teger, Nancy L., Ed.; And Others – Florida Media Quarterly, 1996
Three articles describe block scheduling in two Florida high schools, the changes necessary for implementation, advantages of the system, and effects on library media programs. Areas of impact for library media centers include management, collection development, and information skills instruction. (JKP)
Descriptors: High Schools, Information Skills, Library Administration, Library Collection Development