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McCook, Kathleen de la Pena – 2000
While librarians deliver a vital public service within diverse communities, they are often invisible in the community development process initiated by civic planners, activists, and local government officials. This book challenges librarians everywhere to get involved early and often by demanding a place at the community planning and development…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Planning, Librarians, Library Role
Bleiweis, Maxine – 1997
Public libraries are often a vastly underused resource for businesses and business people. This book shows librarians how to aggressively pursue businesses until they turn naturally to libraries for their information needs. The book provides a step-by-step process which teaches librarians how to identify the information needs of businesses,…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Community Development, Economic Development, Focus Groups
Hobbs, Vicki M.; Christianson, J. Scott – 1997
This book describes in non-technical language how a small school can greatly expand its course offerings by forming a two-way interactive television (I-TV) network with surrounding school districts. I-TV is the linkage of 3 to 10 school districts over fiber optic, coaxial cable, or dedicated copper telephone lines which enables participating…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Development, Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness
