This report consists of a series of recommendations for the improvement of the services and facilities of the DePauw University libraries in three areas--personnel, both professional and support staff; administration and management; and buildings and equipment--with an appended set of supporting documents for the most important recommendations,…

The American Indian Curricula Development Program (AICDP) produced a two-package program for grades 9-12. The "Social Conflict" package, with Prejudice, Indian Education, Americanizing the Indian, and B.I.A. units, and the "Fine Arts" package, with Art, Music, Literature, and Dance and Drama units, were Pan-Indian in orientation with a strong…

Since the future role played by the school library media center is important to library planners, a Delphi survey questioned school librarians, leaders in the profession, and faculty members in schools with media. Four factors were seen to affect the future of the media center: (1) trends within the next 25 years, (2) innovations needing to be…

This national library training institute examines the concept of ethnicity in its relation to librarianship, and deals with the major ethnic groups in addition to the traditional minorities. Sharp differences are noted among the various groups that attended the three-week intensive institute. There is a reluctance to accept the complaints of the…

A study was undertaken to determine strategies for dealing with the information needs of urban residents. To identify how citizens obtain information, an open-ended questionnaire was administered to 602 respondents from the general population of Seattle, including Asians and blacks. Results were analyzed using 33 content analytic schemes, and…

This assessment of the state of library and information science research in the United Kingdom, which was presented at a joint conference of two Canadian professional associations, focuses on functions of the British Library's Research and Development Department. The importance of research and dissemination of its findings are also discussed. (CDD)

Presents the perspectives of a high school librarian and a high school English teacher on the issue of censorship in their schools. (MM)

Describes complementary characteristics of computing centers and libraries that could be combined to form the core of information support centers and discusses the possible impact on library processes and services. The use of telecommunications networks to reduce costs and increase efficiency in academic libraries is also examined. (CLB)

Reports findings and recommendations of a study on the role of fees in libraries sponsored by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Responses to these findings are made by academic and public librarians, library and information science educators, publishers, consultants, and association executives. An extensive bibliography…

New technologies for generating, storing, and transmitting information will radically change information flow on college campuses and in society at large. University librarians will need to design environments for storing and retrieving these new types of information that will continue to nurture the life of the mind and support scholarship.…

This description of the roles of librarians and libraries as information links to different populations focuses on programs to increase literacy; providing equal access, especially to the physically handicapped and institutionally confined; and incorporating the concepts of global perspective and intellectual freedom. (CLB)

This document presents the South Dakota statewide plan for library and information services for 1998-2002. The first section summarizes the use of technology to deliver library services from 1913 to the present. The second section addresses building toward stronger libraries in 2002, including themes from focus group discussions held in 1997,…

The information technology revolution is affecting schools on a broader basis than just libraries. Teachers, administrators, and educational technology specialists are all espousing expanded roles to address the new opportunities, with the result that responsibilities are beginning to overlap and roles are becoming blurred. The use of increasingly…

This final performance report for Groton Public Library's Project LIFT (Libraries Involve Families Today), an outreach program designed to promote literacy among low-income families, begins with a section that provides quantitative data. The role of the library in the project is then described; participating organizations and sites used are…

This final performance report for the Eagle Valley Library District literacy project begins with a section that provides quantitative data. The next section compares actual accomplishments to the following objectives for 1992-93: (1) design and implement a literacy program that provides instruction to adults who wish to develop or improve reading,…