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Download full textCalifornia State Library, Sacramento. – 2001
This document provides information on applying for LSTA grants. LSTA is administered at the federal level by an independent Institute of Museum and Library Services, and at the state level by the California State Library. This guide includes a brief introduction followed by general information on: administration; eligibility; procedure; duration;…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Support, Grants, Library Development
Peer reviewedJones, Patrick – Journal of Youth Services in Libraries, 1995
Presents a month-by-month plan for creating support for young adult services in public libraries. Each month has an objective supported by several tasks for achieving that objective. (AEF)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childrens Libraries, Library Development, Library Planning
Siminitus, Jackie – Technology Connection, 1998
Describes 10 steps for creating a school-library advocacy campaign, based on a statewide initiative in California. Includes: identifying the planning team; reviewing "Best Sellers" (school library advocates) resources; obtaining statistics; implementing group e-mail; determining purpose; determining a campaign name and identifying…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Educational Resources, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Fiore, Carole D. – School Library Journal, 1998
Describes how three public library youth librarians used statistics to justify budget requests, change resource allocations, expand services, and show benefits of new services to the community. Examples are provided under the following headings: Show what's missing; Show what's gone wrong; Show what's going right; Show inequities; and Compare and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Childrens Libraries, Fund Raising, Librarians
Peer reviewedBaker, Sharon L., Ed. – RQ, 1995
Describes methods for stretching a popular adult library materials budget. Highlights include prepurchase evaluation and selection; acquisitions; fund raising to support selection funds; distribution; weeding; promotion; and lobbying. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Advertising, Budgeting, Evaluation Utilization, Fund Raising
Peer reviewedKiger, Jack E.; Wise, Ken – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1996
Attribute sampling can be used to audit academic library collections, clarify cataloging and access problems, evaluate allocation strategies, and make collection development decisions. Attribute sampling involves randomly sampling the physical collection and catalog records to conduct relationship tests between them. Guidelines are provided for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Audits (Verification), Cataloging
Mambretti, Catherine – 1998
The maturity of CD-ROM technology now shows a dramatic change in the way librarians and teachers do their jobs. Among their biggest challenges are deciding on equipment requirements and managing the disk collection. This manual is a step-by-step guide to making the most of CD-ROM technology in schools and libraries--from the acquisition of…
Descriptors: Computer Software Development, Computer System Design, Copyrights, Decision Making
