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Texas State Library, Austin. – 1987
This report provides information related to the Texas State Library's fiscal year 1987 Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Public Law 84-597, as amended state-administered program. Information is included on: (1) Standard Form 424 for federal assistance; (2) fiscal breakdowns of estimated expenditures; (3) specific requirements for…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Grants
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1988
This report provides information related to the Texas State Library's fiscal year 1988 Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) 20 U.S.C. 351 et seq. state-administered program. Information is included on: (1) Standard Form 424 for federal assistance; (2) fiscal breakdowns of estimated expenditures; (3) specific requirements for maintenance of…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Grants
Peer reviewedPack, Nancy C.; Foos, Donald D. – RQ, 1992
Outlines the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 in regard to libraries. Discusses the responsibilities libraries have in hiring disabled persons and providing services, accommodations, and telecommunications, and describes ADA compliance activities in Florida. (96 references/notes) (EA)
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Peer reviewedHurt, Charlene S. – Journal of Library Administration, 1991
Discussion of the college library of the future addresses issues involved in providing information in electronic formats via computer networks, different levels of workstations, online catalogs providing access to databases in multiple disciplines, and remote access to library resources. Plans for a new facility at George Mason University…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Databases, Electronic Libraries, Facility Planning
Download full textFlorida State Library, Tallahassee. – 1994
The purpose of the Florida State Library's Long-Range Plan is to implement the provisions of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). The introduction to the report outlines the purpose and planning process of the plan. Section I contains a profile of Florida. Sections II and III examine the status of the Division of Library and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Olson, Georgine N., Ed.; And Others – Illinois Libraries, 1991
This issue presents 42 articles that provide an overview of current reference services in all types of libraries in Illinois. Highlights include designing reference areas; policies and manuals; the reference interview; reference tools; automated databases; resource sharing; services to youth; services to special populations; and reference…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Childrens Libraries, Databases, Elementary Secondary Education
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1991
This report provides information on the Texas State Library's fiscal year 1991 Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) state-administered program. Standard Form 424, "Application for Federal Assistance," is followed by specific requirements for resource allocations under LSCA and a summary of funding sources by LSCA priority. The…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Grants
Peer reviewedAgboola, A. T. – International Information and Library Review, 1993
Examines the development of Nigerian University libraries and the political factors that created them and continue to effect their development, with a focus on those established between 1980 and 1984. Users, governance, finance, buildings, staffing, collection development, services, cataloging and classification, and automation are described.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1981
The Enhancement Study of Maryland's predominantly black collegiate institutions was conducted to determine what financial resources need to be allocated to the historically black institutions to permit them to offer academic programs of equal quality to historically white institutions. For the purpose of the study, the University of Maryland,…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Business Education, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis
Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1959
This bulletin outlines the programs submitted by 50 States and Territories for the second year of the Library Services Act. These programs reflect the planning and development which has been taking place across the Nation in the extension and improvement of public library service in rural areas. In the first year, fiscal 1957 (July 1, 1956,…
Descriptors: Educational History, Federal Legislation, State Legislation, Program Descriptions
Andrews Univ., Berrien Springs, MI. James White Library. – 1995
The strategic plan for the James White Library of Andrews University uses the phrase "beyond walls," rather than the catchphrase "library without walls," to acknowledge that printed matter is here to stay but that the paradigm in which it operates is open to innovation and exploration. The fundamental changes taking place in…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Buildings, Facility Expansion
Waite, Charlotte E. – 1975
The library resource center of a new school in Wales is described and evaluated. First there is an overview of the school itself: social environment, school aims, organization, individual and independent work, staffing, and growth of the school. Then various facets of the resource center are discussed: aims, design and layout; departmental…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Formative Evaluation, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction
Kennedy, Ann M., Ed.; Mullis, Ina V.S., Ed.; Martin, Michael O., Ed.; Trong, Kathleen L., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2007
In the "PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) 2006 Encyclopedia," each participating country, 39 in total, describes its education system and the reading curriculum as it is intended to be taught, and outlines the polices and practices that guide reading instruction and teacher education. This in-depth, qualitative…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Reading Achievement, Library Facilities, Encyclopedias
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1990
Composed of forms outlining specific activities funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) in Texas, this annual report for fiscal year 1990 opens with summaries and fiscal breakdowns of programs funded by LSCA Titles I, II, and III. The remainder of the document contains project reports and system evaluation reports for: (1) Title…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Grants
Texas State Library, Austin. – 1989
Composed of forms outlining specific activities funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), this annual report for FY 1989 opens with summaries and fiscal breakdowns programs funded by LSCA Titles I, II, and III. The remainder of the document contains project reports and system evaluation reports for: (1) Title I--Areas Without…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Grants
