The 49 resolutions proposing local, state, and national action that form the basis of this report are grouped in six library and information issue-areas: funding, cooperation, access, resources and service, public relations, and education. Other sections of the report describe both pre- and conference activity. Included are South Carolina Governor…

Immediate and concentrated effort is required to secure adequate appropriations to maintain existing library programs and to extend library services to even greater numbers of users. Though President Ford seems unreceptive, the Congress has shown itself amenable to lobbying efforts on behalf of the nation's libraries. Lobbying should begin with…

State Advisory Councils from all 50 States and Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, Pacific Territories, Guam, and Samoa sent representatives to the seventh Joint Meeting of State and National Advisory Councils on Vocational Education. Some topics presented and discussed were "The Impact of the Educational Amendments of 1972 on State Advisory…

This report summarizes the discussions of the 2002 National Planning Roundtable. The premise of this Roundtable is that inadequate financial support from the state is a permanent condition to which higher education must adjust, not a temporary situation to endure. The responsibility to educate and prepare students and address policy issues is not…

School architects, construction managers, and school administrators convened at a conference to examine the question of renovation or replacement of aging public schools, and to address issues from turn-of-the-century architectural features to sources of renovation financing. This paper contrasts the distinguishing characteristics of early-20th…

This report describes a conference convened by eight child care advocates to create a plan for funding child care services for California's families. Part one describes the participants of the summit, their role, and the assumptions of the summit. Part two details the following three models that were proposed for financing child care: (1) create a…

In recent years, increased state interest in school-based health centers has been reflected in greatly expanded financial support for the centers. However, with no apparent new sources of support for continued expansion of the centers and increased competition among community providers for existing public health dollars the further of SBHC is…

The overall theme of the round-table discussions at a conference of the Canadian Council of Teachers of German (CCTG) was the cooperation of regional teacher associations and creation of a professional development network. An introductory section describes the project through which the round-table discussions were organized, the structure of the…

The proceedings of a 3-day conference, discussing the relationship between government and the arts in the United States, are presented. Issues that will confront the arts in the 1990s were identified and policy recommendations were suggested. Six basic principles were reflected in many of the discussions: (1) a flourishing artistic life is in the…

This report reviews key issues and problems addressed at a national conference on transportation for the elderly and handicapped. The first section presents an executive summary, which details the following major problems (identified in the seven general sessions and four workshops): the need for more coordination of funding sources; better…

Proceedings of a conference on independent research institutions and scholarly life in the 1980s, which was sponsored by the Institute for Research in History, are presented. Summaries of workshops and the general session transcript are presented along with an introductory essay. A working papers essay is also included to delineate the major areas…

Speeches on six major topics at a conference designed to assist school districts in the development of comprehensive inservice teacher education programs are presented: (1) planning (Sam Yarger); (2) collaboration (Jerry Ciccheli); (3) conducting needs assessments (Patricia M. Kay); (4) effective delivery systems (LaMar P. Miller); (5) creative…

This document presents reports of three 1983 workshops held at Clark College in Atlanta on the needs of the elderly on the southside of Atlanta. The first workshop focused on the needs of the elderly in the areas of resources, housing and public safety, transportation, support groups and self-help, nutrition, and church involvement. The second…

The texts of three speeches on corporate giving to higher education are presented. In "The Potentials for Corporate Support of Higher Education--Realism Revisited," Hayden W. Smith outlines current corporate giving to education and trends in giving since 1950, a period during which changes in the law have encouraged the practice. These…

Ohio White House Conference preconference programs were held from March 10-May 25, 1978, at 18 locations across the state and attracted almost 1500 citizens and librarians interested in speaking out on libraries and information services. Detailed information about the preconferences is provided by this report in three sections: (1) narrative…