In November 1994, directors of Alabama's 21 public library systems were surveyed to determine their experiences with, and opinions of, the 1988 "Standards for Public Library Service in Alabama." Replies were received from nine (34%) of the directors. Directors were provided with a list of 15 ways in which they might have used the system standards and asked to check all that applied. Seven directors reported that the standards were used to seek funding from alternate sources such as federal grants and foundations, while six directors (67%) reported they were used to improve bibliographic access to holdings of member libraries. Other uses included requesting an increase in local per capita support and library collection improvement (55%); improving services, evaluating, and accomplishing things not listed on the survey (44%); and increasing continuing education activities for member librarians and trustees (33%). A ranking is provided of standards identified as most and least helpful to at least two of the directors, and most and least helpful to member libraries. In response to a question asking directors to suggest areas for which system standards should be added, recommendation included outreach programs such as bookmobiles deposit stations, a books-by-mail; cooperative ventures; online information access; and new technology and automation. Of the nine possible ways in which directors help their member libraries use the standards, seven (78%) reported that they helped their member libraries use the standards to improve their collections, four (44%) to request a budget increase, change hours, or add to or remodel the facility, and three (33%) to evaluate and actually get budget increases. (MAS)