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McCook, Kathleen de la Pena; Geist, Paula – Public Libraries, 1995
Examines how the libraries of Dade, Broward, and Collier counties have responded with user-centered services to meet the diverse needs of South Florida's Hispanic population. The services are tailored to each system's population, provide services integral to ongoing operations, establish outreach efforts, and bring library services to the people.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Hispanic Americans, Library Development, Library Extension
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Middleton, Cheryl; Cross, Judy – Public Libraries, 1998
Describes Jumpstart, a Web site providing remote access to government information in CD-ROM format, developed by Oregon State University's Valley Library, as a joint venture with the Oregon State Library and the Portland Area Library System to provide hardware, software, and training to rural school and public libraries in Oregon that have limited…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Government Publications, Information Sources, Internet
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Gilbert, Carol – Public Libraries, 1995
Under the Library Services and Construction Act, the InfoPeople project was created allowing 182 California public libraries to receive Internet workstations. This article discusses guidelines for grant application for this project, the relationship between participating libraries and their communities, workstation equipment, access to the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Resources, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)