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Vavrek, Bernard; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1991
Presents 12 articles that are abbreviated versions of presentations at the Wilson Symposium on the Future of Public Libraries. Highlights include rural library needs; community needs; librarians' role in planning for community change; cooperating to meet specialized needs; future staffing requirements; distance education; library technology; the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Community Change, Community Planning
Download full textQuezada, Shelley, Comp. – 1991
This national literacy conference focused on the issues of developing community collaborations at the state and local levels, motivating constituent libraries to be more involved in literacy, technology-assisted learning, family literacy, workforce literacy, rural literacy, and issues involved in the administration of the Library Services and…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Community Cooperation, Community Support, Computer Assisted Instruction
California State Library, Sacramento. – 1986
Introductory materials for these proceedings list acknowledgements and roundtable participants, provide the roundtable agenda, and present both the roundtable goal--to improve the quality of community information services in California public libraries through the development of a plan and program focus for the California State Library--and four…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Library Planning, Library Role, Needs Assessment
Ohio State Library, Columbus. – 1978
Ohio White House Conference preconference programs were held from March 10-May 25, 1978, at 18 locations across the state and attracted almost 1500 citizens and librarians interested in speaking out on libraries and information services. Detailed information about the preconferences is provided by this report in three sections: (1) narrative…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Community Study, Conference Reports, Conferences
California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners, Petuluma. – 1986
Published in response to requests for a permanent record of California's CALTAC (California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners) WILL (Workshops in Library Leadership) program, an ongoing program funded by an LSCA (Library Services and Construction Act) grant from the California State Library, this report is a compilation of the…
Descriptors: Community Relations, Computer Software, Financial Support, Legislation
Peer reviewedYoung, Diana, Ed. – Public Libraries, 1987
Provides background information and copies a report by Marlys Cresap and Marilyn Nickelsburg on a statewide conference of children's librarians. Highlights include a survey of children's services in Iowa libraries and presentations on the history and philosophy of children's services (Margaret Bush) and the role of children's librarians (Barbara…
Descriptors: Community Needs, Library Planning, Library Role, Library Services
Kenney, Brigitte L., Ed. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1973
In September 1972, a federally-funded 3-day institute was held, under the auspices of the Drexel University Graduate School of Library Science, to acquaint librarians from local State and Regional public libraries with current developments in the cable television field as they affect library planning and activities. The program utilized several…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Community Action, Conference Reports, Information Needs
Browne, Mairead, Ed. – 1981
Pre-circulated papers, comments on these papers, documents compiled as a result of group discussion, and resolutions adopted at Australia's 1980 National Workshop on Joint-Use Libraries are presented. A joint-use library is defined as one in which two or more distinct groups of users are given equal priority in the same premises, the governance of…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Centers, Contracts, Foreign Countries
PDF pending restorationWaddock, Sandra A.; And Others – 1979
This comprehensive report of the pre-White House Massachusetts Governor's Conference on Libraries and Information Services includes background and planning information, a summary of events and speeches at the conference, and the resolutions resulting from the conference. Participants were predominantly lay people with some representatives of the…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Citizen Participation, Community Surveys, Conference Reports
PDF pending restorationDepartment of the Interior, Washington, DC. Office of Library Services. – 1980
Preparatory and follow-up activities as well as proceedings are described in this report of a conference that brought representatives of 103 tribes together to discuss and lay the groundwork for comprehensive improvement of library and information services for Indian communities served by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Chapters I, II, and III…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Community Information Services
