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Nix, Larry T. – 1981
This review and evaluation of bookmobile service in Madison, Wisconsin (1) identifies the major issues and problems which exist in regard to urban bookmobile service in general and those which are specific to Madison; (2) evaluates the current bookmobile service against community needs, library objectives, program purposes, and cost effectiveness;…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Library Extension, Library Services, Library Surveys
Quinn, Kellie – 1996
This report describes the literacy activities of Missouri Public Libraries in 1996. The report includes: a letter from the Missouri Secretary of State; national and state literacy statistics and trends; a description of the library survey and its results; state library efforts; lists of Missouri and national literacy organizations with contact…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Instructional Materials, Library Materials, Library Services
Download full textClark, Collin, Ed. – 1985
This document includes final summary reports from recent federally funded Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) demonstration projects in California. While some projects reported at length and others provided the bare facts, reports are excerpted but published as received, without editing beyond a uniform first page. The Summary Report Form…
Descriptors: Community Services, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Services
Havens, Shirley E. – Library Journal, 1987
Discusses large print books in public libraries in terms of funding, purchasing, the library population that uses these materials, library services and outreach programs, and ways in which to promote these books. Desired improvements in the range of materials available, formats, and physical considerations of large print books are identified. (CLB)
Descriptors: Display Aids, Exhibits, Financial Support, Large Type Materials
Peer reviewedCarpenter, Julie; Trohopoulos, Ioannis – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 1997
Provides an overview of Greek public libraries and discusses the role of the mobile library, which deposits books directly at communities and schools. Specifically, the MOBILE project concentrates on cost-effective alternatives for information access by remote communities or special-needs populations and on promoting cross-border European…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bookmobiles, Foreign Countries, Improvement Programs
Slade, Alexander L.; And Others – 1986
This report examines the institutionalization of library services for distance education students at four educational institutions in British Columbia, and provides an overview of the status of distance library services in British Columbia by comparing those services with distance library service provided elsewhere in Canada. The development and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developed Nations, Distance Education, Extension Education
