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Seymour, Whitney North, Jr. – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1981
Traces the role of public libraries in American democracy and free enterprise and their contributions to the careers of such men as Carnegie, Radtke, Goddard, and Land. Library services to industry are described, and a new federal-state-local pattern of funding is advocated for the maintenance of public libraries. (RBF)
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Immigrants, Industry, Inventions
Download full textHarleston, Rebekah, Comp.; Schwarzkopf, LeRoy C., Comp. – 1976
A collection of documents related to the "Proposed Standards and Guidelines for the Depository Library System for U.S. Government Publications" forms this report. The principal document is a section-by-section analysis of the Proposal, and compilation of reactions by documents librarians which was prepared for the Federal Documents Task Force,…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Federal Legislation, Government Publications, Guidelines
Morra, Linda G. – 1992
The Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Amendments of 1990 required the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct a review of the Department of Education's Research Library, which is a component of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). Data were gathered by reviewing several existing studies of alternatives for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1991
The Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Amendments of 1990 required the General Accounting Office (GAO) to conduct a review of the Department of Education's Research Library, which is a component of the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). Data were gathered by interviewing one researcher and four librarians familiar…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
1975
Thirteen short papers are presented which discuss various aspects of library acquisitions, programing, and evaluation of services. Among the papers are the reports of the American Library Association's Committees on copyright and on legislation. Media topics included a compilation of bibliographies, primarily of film sources; a study of media…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Educational Media, Evaluation Methods, Federal Legislation
Schwarzkopf, LeRoy C. – 1974
Based on 33 responses to mailed questionnaires, visits to selected regional depositories, and the author's personal experience as a regional depository librarian, this report analyzes the interpretation and implementation by the Superintendent of Documents, state library agencies, and depository libraries of key provisions of the Depository…
Descriptors: Depository Libraries, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Government Publications
Gude, Gilbert; And Others – 1981
This set of papers presented to the General Research Libraries Division of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) during its 47th annual conference (1981) includes: "The Effect of the Introduction of Computers on Library and Research Staff," by Gilbert Gude; "Libraries as Information Service Agencies…
Descriptors: Databases, Depository Libraries, Federal Legislation, Foreign Countries
Hart, Thomas L., Ed. – School Library Media Quarterly, 1993
Discusses political action that affects school library media programs. Topics addressed include education and school library media program statistics; learning resources and technology statistics; the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981, particularly the disparity of collections and effects on student achievement; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Wilford, Valerie J. – School Library Journal, 1993
Excerpts from testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources regarding the proposed Technology for Education Act highlights the need for strong school library media collections and programs in addition to the latest technology. Highlights include funding, expenditures, media centers and student achievement, librarians'…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
