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Library Association of Australia, Sidney. – 1977
This collection of 34 papers and speeches presented at the conference covers a wide range of topics pertaining to the role of libraries in contemporary society, including issues in library education, library/community relations, library planning and policy-making, technological trends, library services, and library administration. While several…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Library Administration, Library Education, Library Planning
Download full textSan Francisco Public Library, CA. Bay Area Reference Center. – 1975
The types of reference question considered most difficult by the staffs of Northern California public library systems were the subject of a workshop conducted by the Bay Area Reference Center (BARC). The topics included: antiques and collectibles; identifying a poem from its middle line; how to make practically anything; how to repair various…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Information Needs, Information Services, Information Sources
Roberts, Stephen A., Ed. – Information and Library Manager, 1985
The four papers in this collection consider the attitudes, concepts, and techniques involved in marketing for non-profit organizations, and explore how librarians in higher education can use these ideas to optimize the effectiveness of their service provision in a time of economic constraint. In "Marketing the Academic Library,"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Research
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. – 1977
Aspects of library accessibility to users were discussed at this meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). Presentations by the nine speakers are reproduced in this report: (1) Richard Boss, Princeton University Library, "Overview"; (2) Hugh Atkinson, University of Illinois Library, "Decentralized Circulation"; (3) Richard DeGennaro,…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Conference Reports, Library Associations, Library Circulation
Benton, Charles; And Others – 1979
Remarks made by key speakers of the conference are presented, beginning with an introduction and identification of the five major themes by Charles Benton, Chairman of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and of the conference. Marilyn Gell, Executive Director of the conference, described the services of the White House…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Science
Minor, Barbara B., Ed. – 1976
Proceedings of a workshop on the information broker--a person or organization that provides information on demand for a fee, usually to make a profit--includes edited transcripts of the following presentations: "Introduction," Maxine Davis; "The Free-Lance Alternative: Turning Traditional Skills New Directions," Susan Klement;…
Descriptors: Business, Careers, Conference Reports, Industry
Terwillegar, Jane C., Ed. – 1978
This resource guide will assist school media specialists and professional educators in planning the modification of services, programs and facilities in order to comply with Federal law PL 94-142, which extends public education to all handicapped children. Section I, which is comprised of selections from a handbook of special education policies…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Legislation, Handicapped Children, Handicapped Students
International Association of School Librarianship, Kalamazoo, MI. – 1976
The 1976 International Association of School Librarianship conference focused on crucial issues in school library development and professional education. Complete texts of the keynote address, Crucial Issues in School Library Development and Professional Education by Frances Henne, and the following presentations are included: The School…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Librarians, Library Associations, Library Education
Kim, Choong H.; Sexton, Irwin M. – 1974
When representatives of public libraries with programs to deliver books to patrons by mail met in Las Vegas, Nevada, in June of 1973, the conference brought to a sharp focus the emergence of two different types of books by mail (BBM) programs. One is the urban or metropolitan program serving the four to six percent of the urban population who are…
Descriptors: Conference Reports, Costs, Delivery Systems, Library Circulation
Bhalla, Nicole, Ed.; Barrett, Jaia, Ed.; Wetzel, Karen A., Ed. – 2002
The 133rd meeting of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) focused on strategies for confronting critical challenges associated with the digital era and for fostering understanding from university leaders and supporters regarding the resources needed to perform successfully in this print plus digital environment. Program Session I,…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Legislation, Library Development, Library Personnel
University Undergraduate Libraries: Nearly Extinct or Continuing Examples of Evolution? A Symposium.
Peer reviewedPerson, Roland, Ed. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1982
Seven commentators review the development and current status of undergraduate libraries, and speculate on their future direction. They are Irene Hoadley, Texas A&M; Judith Harwood, Southern Illinois; Kenneth Toombs, South Carolina; Sheila Laidlaw, Toronto; G. A. Rudolph, Nebraska; Shelley Phipps, Arizona; and Frank Rodgers of Miami University.…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Failure, Futures (of Society), Library Administration
Hubbard, William J., Ed.; And Others – Alabama Librarian, 1994
This proceedings contains the introduction, keynote address, panel discussion, and four papers. Topics include: role of the library and librarians in the information age, the librarian as information consultant, marketing the library to the parent organization, ownership versus access, and financial realities of providing information services in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Industry, Information Services, Librarians
Cohen, Arlene, Ed. – 1998
This PIALA 1997 Proceedings follows the tradition of publishing papers from each annual conference of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives (PIALA). After welcoming remarks from Sue Moses, Kapily Capelle, and Isabel Rungrad, the following papers are included: "Places of Enlightenment, Places of Dreams" (Maradel Gale);…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Archives, Childrens Literature, Foreign Countries
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This report begins by describing the activities of the members of the Nebraska Information Partnerships Planning Committee as they planned for the state conference, including a Delphi survey that was conducted to identify key issues and direction for discussion at the conference, and the selection of 100 delegates. Conference activities and…
Descriptors: Conferences, Democracy, Information Services, Information Technology
Spruit, Ed; And Others – 1981
Three papers and a brief report on audiovisual services and the agencies providing them in three countries of western Europe include: (1) "National Service to Public Libraries in the Field of Audiovisual Media: The Situation in the Netherlands," by Ed Spruit, who discusses problems concerned with the inclusion of audiovisual media in…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Foreign Countries, International Organizations, Library Services
