ERIC Number: ED279339
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986
Pages: 169
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Long Range Program, 1987-1991.
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Boston.
This long-range program, prepared as required by and in support of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), is intended to meet federal funding priorities and support the continuation of programs that have operated successfully in Massachusetts over the last decade. The purpose and background of the program are summarized, and the following aspects of the program are discussed: coordination of library programs; dissemination of information; evaluation; Statewide Advisory Council on Libraries; Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners; State Library of Massachusetts; regional public library systems; library networks; public libraries; major urban resource libraries; facilities; special libraries; institutional libraries; school libraries; academic libraries; library services to disabled persons, including those who are blind and physically handicapped; community information and referral; education for librarianship; automated technologies for libraries; the library public; the elderly population; and the disabled population. In addition, a section on the Action Program lists detailed goals, objectives, policies, procedures, and priorities for the following Action Program categories: (1) Title I--Library Services; (2) Title II--Facilities; and (3) Title III--Interlibrary Cooperation and Resource Sharing. Grant application policies and procedures are also discussed. Supporting material, which is provided in nine appendices, includes statistical information. (KM)
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Boston.
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Library Services and Construction Act
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A