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Shubert, Joseph F., Ed.; Josey, E. J., Ed. – The Bookmark, 1991
This issue presents articles which, in some way, help to clarify and define library services. It is hoped that this clarification in library service will serve to secure the resources libraries need to serve the people of New York. The following articles are presented: (1) Introduction: "Clarifying and Defining Library Services" (Joseph…
Descriptors: Access to Information, American Indians, Democracy, Information Services
Download full textFederal Library and Information Center Committee, Washington, DC. – 1991
This report presents the recommendations and proceedings of the Federal Pre-White House Conference on Library and Information Services (WHCLIS II) in two sections. Thirteen issues and recommendations of high national priority identified by the federal delegates to the WHCLIS II are provided in the first section: (1) Preservation Plan for Federal…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Conference Proceedings, Depository Libraries, Federal Government
Trezza, Alphonse F. – 1982
The current interaction among federal libraries and information centers was examined and assessed to determine ways to improve the coordination of resources and services among federal libraries and to increase cooperation between federal and non-federal libraries in order to meet national, state, and local information needs. The more than 400…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Federal Government, Government Libraries, Library Cooperation
Vermont State Dept. of Libraries, Montpelier. – 1982
This catalog provides ideas for sharing library resources, programs, administrative and other procedures, and services between all sizes of public libraries in Vermont. It is noted that many of the ideas are the result of a 1981 survey of Vermont public librarians, and their perceptions of library needs and additional desired services, as…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Guidelines, Interlibrary Loans, Library Cooperation
Wisconsin Library Bulletin, 1984
This long-range plan for library services in Wisconsin is divided into four major divisions. The first covers characteristics of Wisconsin affecting library services and includes a population profile, an examination of economic indicators, a discussion of social and governmental concerns, and a review of trends in education. A section on library…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Library Cooperation, Library Networks, Library Services
Bolin, Mary K., Ed. – 1988
This report examines the costs of and services provided by the three major bibliographic utilities, OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network), and WLN (Western Library Network). The services examined include acquisitions, cataloging, interlibrary loan, and reference. To examine costs, the format of the…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Costs
Peterson, Paul, Ed. – 1984
To help determine the future of the Bibliographic Service Development Program (BSDP), the Council on Library Resources (CLR) sponsored a conference to examine bibliographic services for library users with emphasis on their needs. The 32 participants included invited speakers, research library administrators, foundation officers, network and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Databases, Information Systems
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1988
This report presents and explains new standards developed for Alabama public libraries in response to a need for a clearly articulated, easily used, and broadly based public library planning and development tool. Intended to provide an overview of the new standards, the introduction discusses why the standards were developed; their purposes; how…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Associations, Library Collection Development, Library Networks
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; And Others – 1984
This document contains validated activities and competencies needed by information professionals working in a library system supplier organization. The activities and competencies are organized according to the functions which information professionals working in such organizations perform: research and development; marketing; customer support;…
Descriptors: Competence, Employment Patterns, Information Scientists, Job Performance
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 1982
Based on a study of roles, organizational relationships, services and funding of the Dane County Library Service, the Madison Public Library, and the South Central Library System, this report establishes recommendations for the three library agencies as developed by a joint planning committee. The background, composition, methodology, and…
Descriptors: County Libraries, Financial Support, Library Facilities, Library Networks
Brinkman, Julianne M.; And Others – 1982
This study provides data on the relative effectiveness of library service to the blind and physically handicapped in two adjoining metropolitan counties in Michigan. Oakland County is served by a subregional program located in a local public library while Macomb County is served by the more remote Michigan Regional Library for the Blind and…
Descriptors: Glossaries, Library Networks, Library Services, Physical Disabilities
Massachusetts State Board of Library Commissioners, Boston. – 1977
This document has been prepared as the Massachusetts long range program document under the Library Services and Construction Act. Section I discusses background activities, dissemination of information, and program evaluation. Section II is entitled "State of the Art." The history, responsibilities, and/or programs of state agencies…
Descriptors: Information Needs, Libraries, Library Networks, Library Planning
Northwest Library District, Bowling Green, OH. – 1976
This report covers the period from January 1 to December 31, 1976, which was the third year of operation for NORWELD. Thirty-five public libraries and one state library agency from 12 northwestern Ohio counties participated in various degrees in the activities of this multicounty library cooperative formed in 1974. NORWELD's objectives and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Interlibrary Loans, Library Administration, Library Cooperation
Kriz, Harry M. – Engineering Education, 1975
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Engineering Education, Expenditures, Higher Education
Gorin, Robert S.; Kanen, Ronald A. – 1981
The Florida Interlibrary Loan Improvement Project (FILIP), initiated in 1979 by the Florida State Library to examine and analyze the interlibrary loan patterns and problems of the Florida Library Information Network (FLIN), compared the use of the OCLC Interlibrary Loan subsystem as a mode of communication between FLIN member libraries to the use…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency
