The National Literacy Act: What Librarians Should Know.

Humes, Barbara

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Publication Date: 1994

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The National Literacy Act: What Librarians Should Know.

Humes, Barbara

Catholic Library World, v64 n2-3 p19-22 Oct-Mar 1993-94

Discusses features of the National Literacy Act that are of interest to librarians. Highlights include a new definition of literacy; cooperation between providers and government agencies; new programs, including state resource centers, national workforce strategies, services for prisoners, and family programs; amendments to existing legislation; and the National Institute for Literacy. (LRW)

Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Correctional Education, Family Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Role, Labor Force, Librarians, Library Role, Library Services, Literacy, Literacy Education, Prisoners, Public Agencies, Resource Centers, State Programs

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: National Literacy Act 1991

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