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ERIC Number: ED278528
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 34
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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TRAILS (Training and Assitance for Indian Library Services) Final Report, September 10, 1985-January 10, 1987.
Oklahoma Univ., Norman. School of Library Science.
This report describes activities of the program TRAILS (Training and Assistance for Indian Library Services), funded from September 1985 to January 1987 by Title II, Part B of the Higher Education Act, to provide training, guidance, and direction to 506 American Indian tribes and Alaskan Native communities for improvement of public library and information services on reservations and in villages. Tribes were assisted in applying for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title IV basic and special grants and provided with training to improve tribal libraries. Eleven program tasks described include establishing an advisory group; determining short-term training needs, models, and assistance activities; conducting training programs in 12 locations in 7 states; developing a procedures manual which was distributed to approximately 500 American Indian and Alaskan Native villages; providing assistance, guidance, and consultation; disseminating program practices and procedures; and participating in 12 professional and educational conferences. The report concludes that Indian tribes and Alaska Natives need technical assistance and training on a continuing basis and recommends establishment of a permanent National Indian Library Center. The report lists advisory group members, training locations/dates/number of participants, training program participants, location of site visits, presentations at professional meetings, American Indian tribes participating in Title IV LSCA, and meeting agendas. (LFL)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Center for Libraries and Education Improvement.
Authoring Institution: Oklahoma Univ., Norman. School of Library Science.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Library Services and Construction Act
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A
Author Affiliations: N/A