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Bailey, Timothy P.; Scott, Amanda L.; Best, Rickey D. – College & Research Libraries, 2015
Academic libraries continue to face funding pressures compounded by the need to provide students with access to electronic resources, both in journal and book formats. With space constraints and the need to repurpose library space to other uses, libraries must carefully examine the move to e-only formats for books to determine if the format makes…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Printed Materials
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1995
The Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) assists the state of Alabama in the extension and improvement of public library services to areas and populations of the state which are without such services or to which such services are inadequate. Federal LSCA monies are spend on statewide projects at the Alabama Public Library Service. Projects…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Library Development, Library Funding
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Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1994
The Library Service and Construction Act (LSCA) assists the state of Alabama in the extension and improvement of public library services to areas and populations of the state which are without such service or to which such services are inadequate. Federal LSCA monies are administered by the Alabama Public Library Service and are spent on local and…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Library Development, Library Funding
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Poe, Jodi; McAbee, Sonja – Journal of Access Services, 2007
Jacksonville State University's (JSU) Houston Cole (HCL) Library has always provided access to required course readings through a reserve circulation system. Prior to 2002, this services was "print based," requiring students to photocopy materials held physically at the reserve desk in the library. In 2002, the library integrated the…
Descriptors: Copyrights, Academic Libraries, Library Automation, Library Development
St. Lifer, Evan – Library Journal, 1998
Reports on Bill and Melinda Gates's tour of Alabama, the first state to be wired to the Internet by the nonprofit Gates Library Foundation, and the model for connecting 1000 more libraries this year. Mutual appreciation between Alabama librarians and the Gateses resulted. An interview with Bill Gates focuses on challenges libraries face in…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Internet, Interviews, Library Development