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Berry, John N., III – Library Journal, 1998
Interviews with three CEOs--UMI (University Microfilms International), OCLC (Online Computer Library Center), and Gale Research--focus on outlooks for information and libraries. Discusses expanded educational Web services/courseware, library role in delivery, electronic dissertation publishing, digital data conversion, thesauri/indexing, union…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Corporations, Costs, Document Delivery
Download full textInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, London (England). – 1992
Eleven papers delivered for the Division of Libraries Serving the General Public at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 1992 annual meeting are presented. Most deal with library services to multicultural populations, including those of developing countries. The following papers are included: (1) "Library…
Descriptors: American Indians, Case Studies, Cultural Pluralism, Developing Nations
International Association of School Librarianship, Seattle, WA. – 1996
Themes of the 24th Annual International Association of School Librarianship conference included: "School Librarianship"; "Children's Literature"; "Technology"; and "Children's Literature, Literacy, and School Librarianship." The following presented papers are assembled in this proceedings: (1) "For…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Childrens Literature, Computer Uses in Education, Conference Proceedings
Benton Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1997
Libraries have long been pivotal community institutions--public spaces where people can come together to learn, reflect, and interact. Today, information is rapidly spreading beyond books and journals to digital government archives, business databases, electronic sound and image collections, and the flow of electronic impulses over computer…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Advocacy, Case Studies, Change Agents
Oklahoma State Dept. of Libraries, Oklahoma City. Office of Library Development. – 1996
Library board members are an integral part of public libraries. Because of the importance of their role, this handbook gives library trustees in Oklahoma a basic understanding of their responsibilities and power. It contains useful information about developing policy, the board/director relationship, funding, intellectual freedom, library laws,…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Governing Boards, Intellectual Freedom, Legal Responsibility
Texas Research League, Austin. – 1995
Libraries offer a variety of services and play an assortment of roles. While few people disagree that libraries have been valuable institutions in the past, many wonder how necessary they will be in the future. Shrinking budgets make it harder for libraries to contradict these perceptions. This report examines the social and economic impact that…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Economic Factors, Electronic Libraries
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1992
The United States Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Library of Congress, the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and the National Institute for Literacy have formed the AMERICA 2000 Library Partnership to support libraries in their work toward the six National Education Goals announced by…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Dissemination, Learning Resources Centers
Ceperley, Patricia E. – 1991
School library media specialists in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia were surveyed in April 1990 to determine their perceptions of their training needs as they are being called upon to use the latest information technologies to access, transfer, and store information. The 2,202 responses received represented a response rate of…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Elementary Secondary Education, Factor Analysis, Information Technology
Lichtenberg, Evelyn – 1998
This investigative study, through a questionnaire survey, was conducted to determine if public libraries in Ohio saw a need for library programs/outreach to the homeless, and if, indeed, any libraries had a structured program to serve the special needs of the homeless population. One library from each Ohio county was selected through systematic…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Homeless People, Information Dissemination
Allen, Nancy, Comp.; Godden, Irene, Comp. – 1991
Noting that the rapid evolution of telecommunications technology, the relentless advancement of computing capabilities, and the seemingly endless proliferation of electronic data have had a profound impact on research libraries, this Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) kit explores the extent to which these technologies have come…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Electronic Equipment
Locke, Myra S. – 1991
The purpose of this practicum was to increase homework productivity and reinforce basic skills in a third-grade class. Other objectives were to relieve the burden of parents who were unable to help their children with homework and to improve communication between parent, teacher, and child. Homework assignments were made daily by the teacher.…
Descriptors: Assignments, Basic Skills, Cooperative Learning, Educational Improvement
Bookmark, 1991
This theme issue of "The Bookmark" provides 1991 perspectives on several library service developments, including papers by three New Yorkers who played an important role in the White House Conference on Library and Information Services: Thomas Sobol, Commissioner of Education; Robert Wedgeworth, Dean of the School of Library Service at…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Buckland, Michael – 1992
Libraries exist for the benefit of the mind, but they have practical problems coping with the acquisition, storage, and handling of the documents and records with which they deal. Any change in technology that would have a significant effect on the methods available for these procedures could have important consequences for library service. The…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Databases, Change, Electronic Libraries
Vermont State Dept. of Libraries, Montpelier. – 1993
The Vermont General Assembly mandated an evaluation of the regional library program of the Vermont State Department of Libraries. To carry out this charge, the department initiated a 14-month review of the program with three components: an internal review of library service, use, and costs; public library input derived from a detailed survey and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Financial Support
Gardner, Michelle M.; And Others – 1993
A summary of Kentucky's involvement in the second White House conference on Library and Information Service (WHCLIS), this report describes the activities surrounding this event and Kentucky's Governor's Conference on Library and Information Services. The recommendations that were adopted at the Governor's Conference in 1991 are listed, and the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Aid, Fees, Financial Support
