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Hall, Richard B. – Library Journal, 1995
Of the 53 referenda held in search of capital funds for public library buildings in 1994, 38 were successful, and of 54 referenda for public library operating funds in 1994, 50 were successful. Funding levels, voter approval rate, elections, competing ballot items, sources of taxation, and major campaigns (capital and operating levy) are examined.…
Descriptors: Capital, Elections, Library Facilities, Library Funding
Hall, Richard B. – Library Journal, 1997
Presents data on public library referenda for capital improvement projects and on operating levies. Highlights include package deals with other funding measures, success rates, library campaign messages, and a sidebar that details strategies used successfully by the Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Public Library. (Contains five tables.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Capital, Elections, Library Facilities, Library Funding
Hall, Richard B. – Library Journal, 1998
Of the 58 referenda held in search of capital funds for public library buildings in 1997, 49 were successful, and of the 67 referenda seeking operating funds, 55 were successful. Funding levels and voter approval rate are examined, and a sidebar describes a bond issue at the Topeka Public Library. (LRW)
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Capital, Elections, Library Facilities
Molyneux, Robert E., Comp. – 1987
The Association for Research Libraries (ARL) questionnaire was sent to 176 academic libraries in the United States and Canada, including the 95 university libraries previously surveyed for the ACRL University Library Statistics series, and representative college and community and junior college libraries that had responded to the 1984 "100…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Interlibrary Loans
Download full textTechnology Management Corp., Alexandria, VA. – 1990
The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) commissioned a study to determine the baseline costs of operation for the network of libraries and agencies that provide braille, playback machine, and recorded book services to patrons of the free national program. A 15-year projection of costs was also prepared. The…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Library Expenditures, Library Materials, Library Networks
Bedford, Denise, Comp. – 1990
This 1988-1989 edition of Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) statistics presents data from 114 U.S. and Canadian libraries that are not members of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and are not covered by the annual ARL statistics. This edition is published every 2 years. The 114 non-ARL libraries that returned…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Administration, Library Circulation
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies. – 1984
This report comprises the responses of the constituent institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) to the library questionnaires of the Education Division of the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the New York State Education Department, for Fall 1980, Fall 1981, Fall 1982, and Fall 1983. Included in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developmental Programs, Enrollment, Higher Education
Morrell, Linda Esslinger – 1993
The information that high school library media specialists in Georgia have about the Georgia Online Database (GOLD), interlibrary loan, and online access was investigated. This study also evaluated whether they have the funding for GOLD and related technology. A 45-item questionnaire was developed and sent to a stratified random sample of 128…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Feasibility Studies, High Schools, Information Technology
