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Little, Paul – Library Journal, 1979
Examines innovative methods used by the Oklahoma City/County Metropolitan Library System to acquire, circulate, and display paperbacks. Treatment of uncataloged paperbacks and the use of bookmobiles are discussed; five tables compare paperback effectiveness to that of hardbound books. (SW)
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Cost Effectiveness, Library Acquisition, Library Collections
Download full textWoodbury, Robert L. – 1974
The use of telecommunications was studied as a means of making higher education more accessible to urban disadvantaged adults by using a statewide, closed-circuit, instructional telecommunications network. A comprehensive review was made of telecommunications in higher education, the learning needs and styles of urban disadvantaged adults, and the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Closed Circuit Television, Educational Television, Educationally Disadvantaged
Henry, Thomas C. – 1997
This report is the first of several accounts reviewing the Phase II Study, including data on the Outreach Center Network formed by the Wyoming Community College System to provide services to counties without colleges. An Outreach Report Task Force was formed to consider the philosophical and practical aspects involved in assessing out-of-district…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
de Usabel, Frances; Johnson, Debra Wilcox – 1986
The final product of the Wisconsin Special Users Needs Assessment project initiated in the summer of 1984, this report outlines how library systems have worked with hard-to-reach and underserved populations over the past 10 years. The document is divided into three parts. Based on a review of the systems' annual plans and evaluations for the past…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Ethnic Groups, Federal Aid
Frantz, John C.; Cohen, Nathan M. – Health, Education and Welfare Indicators, 1966
The background, provisions, and administration of the Library Services Act and the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) are explained. Federal, state, and local roles in financing and staffing are detailed, and various library programs are discussed. Continuing public library needs in the areas of service and construction are presented.…
Descriptors: Bookmobiles, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Programs
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1998
This report summarizes the activities of the South Carolina State Library for 1997-1998. Sections include: (1) library governance and mission statement; (2) brief library history; (3) details about the organization and operations of the library, including a description of each of the six departments, an organizational chart, a list of library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Grants, Institutional Libraries, Library Administration
Diambra, Henry M.; And Others – 1975
VIDAC (Video Audio Compressed), a new technology based upon non-real-time transmission of audiovisual information via conventional television systems, has been invented by the Westinghouse Electric Corporation. This system permits time compression, during storage and transmission of the audio component of a still visual-narrative audio…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Communications Satellites, Delivery Systems, Educational Media
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Div. of Undergraduate Education. – 1996
This report describes National Science Foundation (NSF) activities in support of two-year college science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education for fiscal year 1996. Chapter 1 includes an introduction and overview, with tables showing the levels of two-year college support by NSF division from 1993 to 1996. Chapter 2 provides…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Science, Community Colleges, Conferences
1977
The Comprehensive Special Education Project (COSEP) is described as involving Indian Youth Advocates and Indian Youth Resource People trained to act as liaisons between Indian families and the schools in Northeastern Minnesota where COSEP goals are to: identify out of school Indian youth and arrange special in-school or out-of-school services for…
Descriptors: American Indians, Annual Reports, Comprehensive Programs, Counseling Services
Brooks, Ian R., Comp.; Moore-Eyman, E., Comp. – 1976
As the third report on ISUPS, this 1975-76 evaluation presents reports by: the Academic Coordinator (policy, procedure, and changes re: outreach programs; funding; student characteristics; the coordinating role; student input; admissions; and facilities); the Tutor (registration; course planning; library use; academics; and recommendations for a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indians, Computer Assisted Instruction, Counseling Services
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1993
Adult basic education (ABE) programming efforts in Minnesota for the 1992-93 year were designed to accomplish the following state plan-stipulated goals: (1) continue developing/implementing a statewide ABE delivery system to enable adults (especially disadvantaged adults) with basic skill deficiencies to identify and achieve their personal and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Programs, Annual Reports, Basic Skills
