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Download full textZorich, Diane – Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2010
Debates typically invoke an image of individuals arguing over the merits of opposing viewpoints. However, the term has a softer, more deliberative sense that connotes reflection, discussion, and consideration. The 2009 WebWise conference, titled "Digital Debates," was conducted in this spirit, with panelists and attendees engaged in…
Descriptors: Schools, Audiences, Partnerships in Education, Cultural Centers
Wilson Library Bulletin, 1987
This report of the American Library Association's 1987 conference in San Francisco summarizes meetings on: local area networks, personal liability of library trustees, librarian shortages, AIDS education, CD-ROM technology, literacy, Black librarians and the political process, and restriction of young adult literature. Exhibit highlights are also…
Descriptors: Conferences, Exhibits, Library Associations, Library Automation
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. – 1978
This report contains information detailing a state conference which was held to foster citizen awareness of the value of library services and to translate that awareness into concern and willingness to become involved in programs to improve the quality of information services. Seven sections discuss the following: (1) the conference planning…
Descriptors: Conferences, Information Services, Libraries, Library Services
Pennsylvania State Library, Harrisburg. – 1991
This report describes the 1990 Pennsylvania Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services, which was held in September 1990 prior to the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services. The report includes brief descriptions of the planning process, the governor's regional forums, the selection of delegates, and various…
Descriptors: Awards, Conferences, Information Services, Library Services
Montana State Library, Helena. – 1991
Messages from the Governor and the State Librarian of Montana, background information on preconference activities, and an overview of the governor's conference process introduce this conference report. The report covers: (1) the planning process, including the purpose and goals of the conference, members of the various committees and…
Descriptors: Conferences, Democracy, Government Role, Library Services
Ohio State Library, Columbus. – 1978
The highlights of the 1978 Ohio White House Conference on Library and Information Services are presented in this report. Brief sections describe pre-conference activities and the democratic processes of the conference, and summaries of the presentations indicate the major issues addressed at the meeting. Conference recommendations, listed under…
Descriptors: Background, Change Strategies, Conference Reports, Libraries
Nelson, James B., Ed. – 1979
Concerned with formulating a methodology that would best enable West Virginia's Solar Technology Transfer Program to work, the participants in a planning conference held on April 18 and 19, 1979, met to isolate techniques and objectives that would most effectively allow consumer access to solar energy information, and emphasized the role of public…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Library Role, Library Services, Program Development
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1980
This report to the President of the United States presents a summary of the planning, proceedings, and resolutions of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services. Questions the delegates addressed to the conference included: Do libraries, the traditional storehouses of information and knowledge, have a place in this fast moving…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Services, Libraries, Library Services
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
Colorado Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services, April 20-22, 1979. Final Report.
Katz, Ruth M., Ed. – 1979
This summary report of the Governor's Conference in Colorado which preceded the White House Conference on Library and Information Services provides brief descriptions of such pre-conference activities as regional meetings, "speak-outs" on local issues, and the preparation of position papers by professional library groups, as well as an…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Services, Library Administration, Library Networks
Southwestern Library Association, Stillwater, OK. – 1979
Charged with the responsibility of determining the best way to plan for solar technology information transfer within the state of Texas, participants in the Planning Conference for Solar Technology Information Transfer met to discuss the many ongoing activities related to energy information dissemination, to analyze the resources available in…
Descriptors: Energy Conservation, Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Library Networks
Anderson, Mary Sieminski – Computers in Libraries, 1991
Summarizes issues raised at the 1991 spring conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries/New England Chapter (ACRL/NEC) concerning computer networks and libraries. Highlights include national information policy; library resources and services; developments at the National Agricultural Library (NAL); ILLINET; resource sharing in…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Government Role, Library Networks
Daval, Nicola, Ed.; Merrill-Oldham, Jan, Ed. – 1988
These minutes of the October 1987 ARL (Association of Research Libraries) membership meeting include the following papers on preservation in the research library: (1) "A Challenge for Research Libraries" (David C. Weber); (2) "The Moral Imperative of Conservation" (James H. Billington); (3) "The Role of the Library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Associations
Crowe, Linda, Ed.; Shaevel, Evelyn, Ed. – 1980
A seminar held in October 1978 brought together teams from public and school libraries in 36 Illinois communities representing the 18 Illinois library systems, in order to: (1) provide an environment where school and public librarians who work with young adults could identify their problems, assess their needs, and begin working toward mutual…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Elementary Secondary Education, Library Cooperation, Library Services
Bernhardt, Frances, Ed.; Jordan, Kathy, Ed. – 1986
The primary objective of this report is to provide useful information to community colleges making decisions about beginning or improving online access to information. The report provides conference highlights, including summaries of the keynote address by Anne Caputo of Dialog Information Services, several short talks on community colleges and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Databases, Library Services
