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Bawa, Rookaya – 1993
This paper describes the status of library services in Natal, South Africa. Fragmented services dominate the area, with public, urban, and school libraries existing in complete autonomy from each other and ambivalent about each other's existence. Within school libraries, provision of services varies widely and reflects the wider apartheid…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Apartheid, Equal Education, Foreign Countries
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. – 1999
This annual report of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) begins with a list of supporters, a letter from the chairman, and a message from the president. The major CLIR programs are then described: (1) Preservation and Access, including domestic and international activities; (2) Digital Libraries, including developing libraries…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries
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Schwartz, Charles A. – College & Research Libraries, 1998
Restructuring serials management along access-versus-ownership lines doesn't solve the serials crisis, but it alleviates inflationary pressures and has other significant economic, service, and political outcomes. This new series model is illustrated at three institutional libraries. ((Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Budgets, Change
Indiana Legislative Services Agency, Indianapolis. – 1994
The Interim Study Committee on Library Issues was directed to study all aspects of public libraries, and review the space and document security problems of the state archives. The "Introduction and Reasons for Study" section highlights the Committee's 1993 findings and recommendation; 1994 goals; and conditions at the state archives. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Information Storage, Library Administration
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. – 1997
The merger of the Commission on Preservation and Access and the Council on Library Resources (CLR) became official on May 30, 1997 when the Board approved the new enterprise, the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The CLIR statement of mission calls on the organization to identify the critical issues that affect the welfare and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Archives, Change
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. – 1998
This annual report of the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) contains a list of funders and sponsors, and includes a message from the president. The major CLIR programs are described: (1) Preservation and Access, including international projects in South Africa, Latin America, Asia, and Europe; (2) Digital Libraries, including…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annual Reports, Archives, Change
Collins, Tricia – 1999
This paper provides information on library services in Wisconsin, with a special emphasis on public library systems. The first section describes how library services are organized and administered, including municipal and county libraries, library systems, and the state Department of Public Instruction's Division for Libraries and Community…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agency Role, Library Administration, Library Development
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Teacher Librarian, 1999
This manifesto for school libraries that is endorsed by UNESCO, and developed by Gwynneth Evans of the National Library of Canada, discusses the mission of the school library, including access to services and materials; funding legislation and library networks; goals to support the development of literacy; staff; operation and management; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Legislation, Government Role, Library Administration
Burger, Leslie; Weaver, Barbara – 1995
The need for new standards has arisen in Florida public libraries as a result of the library profession's shift from quantitative, input-based standards to qualitative, output-based standards to measure library performance and excellence. The standards in this document were developed after over 100 participants identified subjects to be addressed…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Relations, Cooperation, Financial Support
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Florida Dept. of State, Tallahassee. Div. of Library and Information Services. – 1996
This publication is a directory of Florida libraries and related organizations, and contains statistical data for Florida public libraries for fiscal year 1994-95. The report lists members of the State Library Council, Florida State Advisory Council on Libraries, Florida Library Network Council, Staff Directory, State Library of Florida…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Library Administration
Utah State Library Div., Salt Lake City. Dept. of Community and Economic Development. – 2003
This document presents standards for Utah public libraries. The benefits of standards for public libraries and for the state library are listed, and responsibilities, benefits, and characteristics of three types of public libraries (i.e., volunteer, transitional, and certified public libraries) are summarized. Specific standards in the following…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Library Administration, Library Facilities
Matson, Madeline, Ed. – 1997
Libraries offer Missourians of all ages educational and cultural opportunities unsurpassed by any other governmental institution or community agency. Missourians value their libraries, as demonstrated by high usage, approval of library tax levies across the state, and increased demand for library services. This plan provides direction for the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Futures (of Society), Libraries, Library Administration
Breaks, Michael – 1999
This paper discusses the management of library collections of electronic information resources within the classical theoretical framework of collection development and management. The first section provides an overview of electronic information resources, including bibliographic databases, electronic journals, journal aggregation services, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Electronic Journals
Bjoernshauge, Lars – 1999
The traditional mode of operation of academic libraries is in crisis due to a combination of zero growth funding, rapidly escalating pricing on information resources (especially scientific journals), necessary investments in technology and human resource development, and increasing customer expectations. These issues are addressed as they relate…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Costs, Databases
Hines, Maria – 1997
The primary areas of concern challenging Missouri's libraries as they move from the 20th to 21st century can be divided into three major themes and two sub-themes: current library services and operations; technology and information access; and leadership and funding; and training; and operation. Librarians and library clients are concerned about…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Change, Community Attitudes, Futures (of Society)
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