To search out areas for library cost reduction, a cost-effectiveness study of an overdue pickup operation was conducted. Labor and vehicle mileage costs and costs of planning the weekly pickup route were tabulated, and compared against the value returns from fines and the avoided cost of replacing lost items. Labor and mileage was determined at…

This proposal for the establishment of a library or information center for an environmental and engineering consulting firm in Texas is divided into two phases--current problems, and future expansion of library service. Major considerations include informational problems of the existing small library facility, i.e., locational and subject access,…

This report describes the process by which the 1990 conference for state library literacy consultants--"Strengthening the Literacy Network"--was planned and implemented and the conference results. The overarching goal of the project was to promote the implementation of effective and innovative literacy projects and strategies nationwide…