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Montanelli, Dale S., Ed.; Stenstrom, Patricia F., Ed. – 1999
This book, emphasizing service to users, includes 10 chapters by different librarians who have had experience as practitioners. Chapters are: (1) "Avoiding the Seven Deadly Sins, or Technology and the Future of Library Service in Academic Libraries" (Michael Gorman); (2) "The Gateway Library: Rethinking Undergraduate Services" (Lizabeth A.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Higher Education
Download full textSouth Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1995
This report provides information on South Carolina's Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) projects for fiscal year 1995. It includes: copies of applications for federal assistance and grant award notifications; a list of LSCA staff and responsibilities; a fiscal breakdown for Titles I and III that itemizes spending on activities within…
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Library Administration, Library Development
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1997
This report provides information on South Carolina's Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) projects for fiscal year 1996. It includes: copies of applications for federal assistance and grant award notifications; a list of LSCA staff and responsibilities; a fiscal breakdown for Titles I and III that itemizes spending on activities within…
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Library Administration, Library Development
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1994
This report provides information on South Carolina's Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) projects for fiscal year 1994. It includes: copies of applications for federal assistance and grant award notifications; a list of LSCA staff and responsibilities; a fiscal breakdown for Titles I and III that itemizes spending on activities within…
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Library Administration, Library Development
Peer reviewedGraham, Peter S. – College & Research Libraries, 1995
To meet user needs, the founders of a digital research library (DRL) must establish the repository of electronic scholarly materials and implement tools to use it; organizational, fiscal, and institutional commitments must be made. The establishment of DRLs is directly related to the changes taking place in the library profession. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Change, Electronic Text, Library Development, Library Funding
Will, Barbara – 2002
This report describes the impact of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funding in California for 1997-2002 on Californians of all ages as served by their libraries of all types. The first section summarizes the results in achieving the following goals and their related objectives: (1) free and convenient access to learning and information…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Aid, Information Networks, Information Technology
Lippincott, Kate, Comp.; And Others – 1996
This document presents a "bibliographic timeline" spanning 25 years of the American Library Association (ALA), Office for Literacy and Outreach Services (OLOS). For each year (1968-1996), one or more major activities, resolutions/ALA proceedings, and/or publications involving library service to the disadvantaged are identified.…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Disadvantaged, History, Individual Needs
Peer reviewedKuhlman, James R. – Reference Librarian, 1995
An econometric model of library reference service is suggested for revision and improvement of current services. Discussion focuses on costs and budgets, expanding needs, and community support. (AEF)
Descriptors: Budgets, Community Support, Cost Effectiveness, Econometrics
Indiana State Library, Indianapolis. – 1999
This document discusses the state of Indiana's Long Range Plan utilizing Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funding. Six goals are outlined with objectives, status/needs statements, and funding activities. The goals include: (1) to increase the public's use of information technology by increasing electronic capabilities of libraries,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Financial Support, Grants, Information Technology
Peer reviewedHary, Nicoletta Mattioli – Third World Libraries, 1995
Describes the Hosseinieh Ershad Public Library, a model library established in Iran after the Islamic Revolution that contains a predominant religious collection. Reviews the library's historical background, current cataloging system, collections and their circulation, services to blind patrons and children, funding and staff. Photographs of the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Cataloging, Childrens Libraries, Foreign Countries
Yoo, Joyce H. – 1998
This paper examines the purpose and history of the school library in the United States, and specifically in California, and discusses concerns and issues that need to be addressed to ensure that school libraries have a place in the future. The paper concludes that excellent school librarians are essential in ensuring that all young people have…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedOzowa, V. N.; Sule, N. N. – World Libraries, 1997
The Federal Government of Nigeria was granted US $120 million by the World Bank for solving long-standing university library problems, like small and poor quality of library collections, lack of library equipment, and training of staff. Recommends fiscal measures and asserts the credit facility serves as a palliative for the problem of information…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Federal Aid, Financial Policy, Foreign Countries
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1997
The South Carolina State Library's plan for use of Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title I, II and III funds is presented. Highlights include a profile of the public, including special needs populations; profiles of the state's libraries and their needs; criteria, priorities, and procedures for library improvement under Title I…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Higher Education, Individual Needs, Leadership
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1994
This report provides a summary of the activities of the South Carolina State Library. The highlight of the year was development and adoption of the "Agenda for Change," a program which makes the Library more responsive to the needs of public libraries. As a result, the Library evaluated its personnel needs and transferred vacant…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Computer Networks, Federal Aid, Futures (of Society)
South Carolina State Library, Columbia. – 1995
The South Carolina State Library's plan for use of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title I, II, and III funds is presented. Five chapters include: a profile of the library public, focusing on special needs populations; profiles of the state's libraries and their needs; criteria, priorities, and procedures for library improvement…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Individual Needs
