Past efforts at development plans have resulted in well thought out courses of action and have consistently included objectives. The plans have not, however, achieved the big goals of their makers to provide quality library service to all residents of Oregon. The problem appears to have been a combination of two lacks: lack of implementation…

The purposes of this five-year Oregon State Library plan are: (1) to establish goals, priorities, objectives, and strategies for the development of library services within the state of Oregon; (2) to set forth methodologies to evaluate the success of the strategies in meeting the goals, priorities, and objectives; (3) to set policies and…

Changes and revisions in the original "Long Range Plan for Library Development in Oregon, with Five Year Action Plan" (1972) became necessary because of cuts in the Federal Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) budget. Some programs have been curtailed, and changes have been made in the structure of library funding and grants.…

Describes the development of a courier service in Oregon for document delivery between libraries to support coordinated collection development activities. Organization of the service by individual libraries without dependence on the Library Services and Construction Act is discussed, and costs and response time are considered. (two references)…

This is the second revision of the "Long Range Program for Library Development in Oregon," reflecting the need for emphasis on projects oriented toward county, regional, or statewide scope. The revision contains the projected five year action plan; revised policy for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title I, Library Services,…