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Beswick, Norman W. – Prospects, 1974
The school library in Great Britain has moved from a supportive position to one of major importance as a mode for teaching and learning. (DE)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational Innovation
Download full textPreston, Nancy R., Comp. – 1990
Documents and journal articles featured in this nine-item annotated bibliography concern information as a critical resource in a democratic society and the role of the library and information services in ensuring access to information, especially that which is government produced. Citations were selected through a computer search of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Annotated Bibliographies, Democracy, Freedom of Information
Diehl, Carol; And Others – 1984
In response to recent state and national reports on the status of public education in the United States, the Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction issues this paper primarily to communicate the vital importance of school library media programs and the professionals who direct them in…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Librarians, Library Role
Robinson, William C. – 1984
Arguing that complaints are inevitable and that complaint handling should be an integral part of the library's public service program, this paper identifies and discusses the components of such a program. Concerns discussed are those that should be of general interest to all types of libraries, and the primary focus is on external complaints,…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Guidelines, Libraries, Library Administration
Ilomo, C. S. – 1979
This essay reviews the functions of the Tanzanian National Central Library (NCL) and evaluates the activities performed and services provided by the NCL in light of the definitions of national library functions established by UNESCO and by K. W. Humphreys, Librarian of the University of Birmingham. The relationship between the NCL and the…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Comparative Analysis, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Mason, Marilyn Gell – 1981
This study reviews trends in public library finance; examines recent political, economic, and technological changes; and assesses the impact of these changes on public library services. A history of the public library in America is presented, as well as an analysis of the principles of economics and public finance which reveals that current…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Information Services, Library Expenditures, Library Role
Beckerman, Edwin P. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1975
The case for public library support for open university programs. Description of some existing public library projects and discussion of ways in which libraries can participate in adult degree programs. (LS)
Descriptors: Adult Education, External Degree Programs, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction
Bendix, Dorothy; And Others – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1975
An annotated bibliography covering the open university in the United States and Great Britain as well as the role of the library in such programs. (LS)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, External Degree Programs, Higher Education, Independent Study
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1977
This summary of the deliberations and proposals of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science includes brief discussions of programs goals, a needs analysis, and the concerns of both libraries and the private sector. Recommendations for a national program are presented as eight priority objectives, and various facets of the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Information Dissemination, Information Systems, Libraries
Soules, Aline – 1978
This paper discusses the library services that complement growing university and college off-campus programs and specifically centers on the years that fall between the start of such services and the final establishment of a physical satellite library. Suggestions, drawn partly from the literature and primarily from experiences at the University…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Resources, Extension Education, Foreign Countries
Bellassai, Marcia Courtney – 1979
Literacy being a major concern at state level preconferences, a theme conference was held to develop recommendations as to how libraries, in cooperation with other concerned agencies, can work toward solving the continuing problems of illiteracy in the U.S. Approximately 200 participants representing the library and educational communities, the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Developmental Programs, Illiteracy, Information Dissemination
Price, Frederick Delano – 1975
The socioeconomic makeup of the community served by the Mott Public Library, Toledo, Ohio is described in detail. An account of the library's services and programs, in connection with their "disadvantaged" patrons, as well as the author's personal difficulties in establishing a citizens' advisory committee and an unsuccessful branch…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Community Role, Disadvantaged, Library Education
Harrison, K. C. – 1969
The three cultures referred to in the title are: the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences. The theme of the lecture is comparative librarianship. The comparisons are of public library services in different countries, how they are similar and how they differ. His emphasis is on British libraries with which he is most familiar. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lecture Method, Libraries, Library Cooperation
Vigo County Public Library, Terre Haute, IN. – 1971
The topic of the all day institute was: What planning is going on that will work for a revitalized Terre Haute and Vigo County? The goals were: (1) to arouse interest and awareness of city needs by presenting a brief overview of the physical characteristics of the city, (2) to identify the governmental services that have responsibility for city…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Planning, County Libraries, Institutes (Training Programs)
Gaffner, Haines B. – 1973
Libraries must be aware of the needs of the users in their funding organization, and yet, there is growing concern among library funding organizations that libraries are not fully coping with the information explosion. In fact, libraries, by not adopting new techniques to become more productive, are actually helping to cause the problems of the…
Descriptors: Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Services
