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Download full textKroe, Elaine; O'Shea, Patricia; Dorinski, Suzanne; Freeman, Michael; Sheckells, Cindy – National Center for Education Statistics, 2004
This data file contains data on state library agencies in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for Fiscal Year 2003. The data were collected through the State Library Agencies Survey, a voluntary survey conducted annually by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Data were collected on state library agency identification,…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, State Government, State Agencies, Library Services
Brown, Karen, Comp.; Holmes, Emily, Comp. – SPEC Kit, 2002
This SPEC (Systems and Procedures Exchange Center) Kit presents the results of a survey of Association of Research Libraries (ARL) member libraries designed to explore to what extent preservation activities have been integrated into research library operations by examining the many facets of mature preservation programs and determining how much…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Library Associations
McCook, Kathleen de la Pena – 2002
This paper provides some of the historical context of the efforts of the American Library Association (ALA) to define, extend, protect and advocate for equity of access, focusing on central tendencies rather than internal debate. The first section, "Toward the Concept of Access," discusses: how ALA became a public service organization; extension…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Policy, Information Technology, Intellectual Freedom
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 2000
The objectives of the Alabama Public Library Service are to: provide library services to the citizens directly or through local libraries; provide library services for those with special needs through the Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped; provide library services to employees of the State of Alabama to meet their…
Descriptors: Information Services, Library Automation, Library Development, Library Networks
Meldrem, Joyce A., Ed.; Johnson, Carolyn, Ed. – 2001
This document presents the proceedings of a Regional Academic Library Symposium, "Brick and Click Libraries." Contributors are professionals from colleges and universities in the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska. Papers include: "Library Web Site Redesign and Usability Testing" (Michelle Beattie and Susan Sykes Berry); "The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conference Papers, Higher Education, Information Services
Kasowitz, Abby S., Ed.; Stahl, Joan, Ed. – 2001
This publication features work presented at the Second Annual Virtual Reference Desk Digital Reference Conference (October 6-17, 2000, Seattle, Washington). These proceedings include papers and presentations by conference presenters representing public, academic, and government libraries, as well as subject-specific AskA services, from the United…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Mediated Communication, Government Libraries, Information Networks
Steffen, Nicolle; Lance, Keith Curry; Russell, Becky; Lietzau, Zeth – Online Submission, 2004
For well over a decade, the "graying" of the library profession has been the subject of much discussion. To examine this issue the Library Research Service (LRS) initiated the study, "Retirement, Retention, and Recruitment: The Future of Librarianship in Colorado." During the last quarter of 2003, 1,241 librarians,…
Descriptors: Recruitment, Library Research, Leadership, Working Hours
Bennett, Scott – 1997
A digital project undertaken last year at Yale (Connecticut) offers an opportunity to explore productivity matters. The project aimed at improving the quality of library support and of student learning in one of the most heavily enrolled undergraduate courses at Yale, "Introduction to the History of Art, from Prehistory to the…
Descriptors: Art History, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Economics, Educational Trends
Kindel, Carol – 1997
Five files were generated from the Public Libraries Survey for fiscal year 1993-94: (1) the Public Library Data File, including data for the universe of 8,921 public libraries identified by state library agencies; (2) the Public Library State Summary/State Characteristics File, including data aggregated at the state-level for the 50 states and the…
Descriptors: Floppy Disks, Library Services, Library Statistics, Library Surveys
Fabian, Bernhard – 1998
Based on Bernhard Fabian's "Buch, Bibliothek, und geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung (The Book, the Library, and Humanistic Research)," this study is a commentary on the relationship between library and user. Discussing the characteristics and requirements of research in the humanities, it stresses the interrelationship between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Humanities, Information Retrieval, Information Sources
Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1998
This document presents excerpts and copies of state laws relating to Michigan libraries. The following are included: the Preamble of the Constitution of Michigan of 1963; Legislative Council Act (excerpt); Incompatible Public Offices; Freedom of Information Act; Open Meetings Act; Laws, Documents, and Reports (excerpts); Administrative Procedures…
Descriptors: Information Policy, Laws, Libraries, Library Policy
Karlsson, Jenni, Ed. – 1996
This document presents papers from a conference held in November 1995 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, convened by the Education Policy Unit (EPU) of the University of Natal as part of research concerning the provision of library-based resources for school learners. Following an introduction are two chapters: "Identifying the Inherited Problems in…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Resources, Electronic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1997
The 1996 Legislature directed the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (HESO), in cooperation with the Library Planning Task Force to, "create a plan and process to develop a statewide on-line information system for libraries"; this memo with attached information was submitted in fulfillment of that request. The name chosen for the…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Resources, Higher Education, Information Networks
American Library Association, Chicago, IL. Reference and User Services Association. – 1997
Programming effectively meets informational, educational, and recreational needs of adult library users, but often receives less attention than other services. This program planning guide demonstrates that adult programming is an essential library service appropriate for a wide variety of libraries, and provides practical assistance in planning…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Adults, Libraries, Library Funding
Cahalan, Margaret W.; Justh, Natalie M.; Williams, Jeffrey W. – 1998
This report is based on information from the 1994-95 IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) Academic Libraries Survey. IPEDS is the U.S. Department of Education's vehicle for collecting data from all postsecondary institutions in the United States. The tables in the report summarize library services, library staff, library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Higher Education, Library Circulation, Library Collections
