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Koss, Linda – American Libraries, 2003
Provides information on "free money" books so that librarians can help patrons seeking resources for financial help. Discusses where to find information on federal government grants; funding sources for home loans and business start-ups; and health care resources. Lists several publications that may be helpful resources of financial aid.…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Financial Needs, Financial Services, Financial Support
Layman, Mary; Vandercook, Sharon – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1990
Describes a two-year project sponsored by the California State Library that assisted local public libraries in improving their reference services. Project activities included the provision of basic reference materials to all libraries, training workshops in reference techniques for paraprofessional staff, and specialized workshops and reference…
Descriptors: Grants, Library Collection Development, Paraprofessional Personnel, Public Libraries
Peer reviewedSternin, Erica B. – Public Libraries, 1998
Examines the impact of Libraries Online!, a Microsoft grant to provide technology to low-income populations, at High Point Library (Seattle, Washington). Discusses race relations among users, children helping children, computer lab programs for children, developing an Internet Use Policy, homework and reference services, and staff training and…
Descriptors: Children, Grants, Homework, Information Technology
Peer reviewedBillings, Harold; And Others – Library Hi Tech, 1994
Describes a project conducted at the University of Texas libraries that tested the feasibility of providing reference assistance by means of direct intervention by trained reference librarians to remote users of networked CD-ROM workstations. The use of federal depository CD-ROM databases is discussed. (Contains six references.) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Depository Libraries
Block, Sandra – Florida Media Quarterly, 1996
The American Association of School Librarians developed ICONnect to provide Internet training to students, library media specialists, and teachers. Components include gopher and Internet sites; online courses; Internet curriculum connections and listservs; grant opportunities; and KidsConnect, a question-answering service for kids. Students…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Grants
Peer reviewedBurrow, Gale; Gunter, Linda – RSR: Reference Services Review, 1994
Describes the role of libraries at Claremont Colleges (California) in implementing a CD-ROM local area network to increase use of electronic databases. Highlights include grant funding; hardware; software; user education for faculty and students; future plans; and impact of the new technology on interlibrary loan, document delivery, and reference…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Computer Software, Databases, Futures (of Society)
