This five-year plan of the Chicago Public Library revises the plan of 1976-1980. Several operational/procedural objectives have been dropped and incorporated in normal operations. New goals, objectives, and tasks are service-directed with special attention to expanding services to affiliated and other cooperating Chicago libraries. The specific…

Progress in meeting project objectives, statistics, and information gathered from an evaluation questionnaire are reported. Objectives in the following areas are listed with a brief summary of activities for that year: (1) Administrative; (2) Reference; (3) Media; (4) Staff Development; and (5) Public Relations. Appendices include statistical data…

Designed by the library community and approved by the Maryland Advisory Council on Libraries, the Maryland Library Association, and the State Board of Education, this master plan establishes directions and targets for meeting the library needs of Maryland citizens for the next five years. The result of a series of formal and informal meetings of…

The adequacy of the Village Library Project, headquartered in Nome, Alaska, to meet the library service needs and desires of the people in 18 villages on Seward Peninsula, St. Lawrence Island, and Diomede is evaluated in this report. Sections are devoted to the goals of the evaluation, evaluation procedure, goals and objectives of the project,…

Prepared as the South Carolina long range program outline required by PL 95-123, the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this statement of objectives, policies, and programs undertaken in South Carolina for the improvement of library service is the third supplement to the South Carolina Program for Library Development, 1978-1983.…

The long range program for library services in Arizona has been extended and revised to include fiscal years 1978/1982. Needs, goals, and objectives are reworded and reorganized in this program description. Seven major needs are identified, with documents describing each of these needs listed. Ten major goals and related objectives are listed: (1)…

The original South Carolina State Program for Library Development 1972-1977 (ED 070 487), prepared as a means of implementing the Library Services and Construction Act--as amended by Public Law 91-600, 1970--within the state, is reviewed and revised in accordance with changing needs as demonstrated by an evaluation of current programs. Each goal…

The long range program for library services in Arizona has been extended and revised to include the fiscal years 1974/1978. This work has been accomplished by the staff of the Library Extension Service. Assistance was given by the State Advisory Council on Libraries, the Library Development and Legislative Committee of the Arizona State Library…

North Dakota's five-year plan for library improvement, developed under the Library Services and Construction Act, is presented. Included are programs to meet the state's assessed needs for improved library service to specific groups, expanded public library services and construction, and interlibrary cooperation. Ten projects underway for fiscal…

These three collections of reports comprise the objectives, background information, project descriptions, and evaluations for public library programs funded through the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) in Massachusetts during the fiscal years 1977, 1978, and 1979. The projects reflect the efforts being made by librarians to provide…

Prepared as an outline of the long range Michigan library development program, as required by the Library Services and Contruction Act (LSCA), this document presents goals, objectives, and procedures for extending, improving, and strengthening library services to unserved and underserved segments of the Michigan library population from 1983 to…

Prepared as an outline of the long range Michigan library development program, as required by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this document presents goals, objectives, and procedures for extending, improving, and strengthening library services to unserved and underserved segments of the Michigan library population from 1982 to…

Policies and procedures are outlined for the Online Database Information Network (ODIN), a cooperative of libraries in south-central Pennsylvania, which was organized to improve library services through technology. The first section covers organization and goals, members, and responsibilities of the administrative council and libraries. Patrons…

Devoted to long range planning for library services, this issue of the Wisconsin Library Bulletin reviews population profiles, economic indicators, social and governmental concerns, trends in education, and current surveys and needs assessments to formulate planning for Wisconsin Library Services over the next five years. Goals and objectives are…

The need for library services standards to reflect the growth in cooperation and interdependence among libraries and for accountability and their intended purpose, impact on directional changes, and on services improvement are discussed as well as the implications of their being based on scientific inquiry. Listed are 24 sources. (RBF)