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Buckingham, Betty Jo; And Others – 1987
Written in consultation with area school library/learning resource center specialists and university library science program faculty members, this handbook has been developed to assist librarians, information specialists, and instructional technologists in planning for the development of library learning resource centers in Iowa's area schools and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Budgeting, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Vedder, Marion H. – 1975
The Louisiana State Library reviewed its Pilot Library Program to determine its effect on future library development in state institutions. The program was a cooperative endeavor between the state library, an individual institution, and the state agency responsible for administering this institution. Mental, charitable, and penal institutions were…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutional Libraries, Librarians, Library Collections
Daniel, Evelyn H.; And Others – 1975
Proposed guidelines for the selection and utilization of nonprint material to support the curriculum of the California State University System are outlined. These guidelines are organized into major functions and components of library organization and services. Six standards outlined are: (1) functions, (2) collections, (3) staff, (4) facilities,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, College Libraries, Communications, Educational Media
Nieves M. Flores Memorial Library, Agana, Guam. – 1974
This document describes the Basic State Plan Amendments for the Library Services and Construction Act in Guam and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The major projects described under the plan are: Strengthening State Library Administrative Agency; Staff Development; Library Collections, Extention Services, Institutional Libraries; and…
Descriptors: Cost Estimates, Evaluation Criteria, Institutional Libraries, Library Collections
Lithgow, Susan D. – 1995
This report describes a study to investigate the improved efficiency and effectiveness of prison library provision in England and Wales, through the development and validation of relevant performance indicators to be used as part of quality assurance programs. Prison libraries perform important educational, rehabilitative, and recreational…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Cost Effectiveness, Efficiency, Evaluation Methods
Billings, Judith – 1991
These guidelines provide basic information to administrators, teachers, library media specialists and the general public for the evaluation of library media programs at the school and district level. They can also be used as a resource for establishing, developing and improving programs as well as for setting goals and objectives for the program…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers

Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1983
Designed to help library media personnel analyze their local programs to identify strengths and weaknesses and then to progress toward specific goals, these recommended standards address all aspects of library media service within Illinois schools. Standards are included for three phases of development representing increasing growth and…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Instructional Materials
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. – 1986
Designed to be used in conjunction with the Defined Minimum Program for South Carolina School Districts, these guidelines were developed as part of an effort to evaluate the statewide media program and make recommendations for improvement. Guidelines are presented for the following aspects of the school media program: (1) goals for the media…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. – 1985
This new publication, which replaces A Primer for Mississippi School Librarians published in 1967, is designed for use in planning, implementing, and evaluating school library media programs. For the administrator, there are competencies which must be met to develop the library media program as an integral part of the total instructional program.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Learning Resources Centers, Library Acquisition
Arizona State Dept. of Library and Archives, Phoenix. – 1975
The revised long-range plan (1976-1980) for library services in Arizona begins with an overview of the state library organization and the present library service in the state. Thereafter needs, goals, and objectives are identified, and activities are outlined in the areas of regional development, county libraries, the library extension service,…
Descriptors: Costs, Disabilities, Evaluation Methods, Information Services
Utah State Library Div., Salt Lake City. Dept. of Community and Economic Development. – 2003
This document presents standards for Utah public libraries. The benefits of standards for public libraries and for the state library are listed, and responsibilities, benefits, and characteristics of three types of public libraries (i.e., volunteer, transitional, and certified public libraries) are summarized. Specific standards in the following…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Library Administration, Library Facilities
Bain, Christine A.; And Others – 1983
In compliance with legislation enacted by New York State in 1981, a manual of recommendations and standards for hospital libraries was developed (1) to assist in assessment of the quality of hospital library services; (2) to enable measurement of the improvement in individual institutions; and (3) to be used as criteria in the administration of…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Budgets, Check Lists, Glossaries
Bard, Therese B.; Sakai, Edith N. – 1981
Factors related to the extraordinary growth and development of school libraries in the United States between 1945 and 1980 are reviewed in this report, which describes the establishment of standards for school library media centers, Knapp Foundation funding of school library projects, federal funding of school libraries, the professional…
Descriptors: Certification, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Support
CORY, PATRICIA BLAIR – 1967
THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO PROJECTS ON LIBRARY SERVICES FOR THE DEAF. PHASE I WAS A SURVEY OF THE STATUS OF LIBRARY SERVICES IN SCHOOLS FOR THE DEAF. THIS REPORT, PHASE II, PRESENTS THE RESULTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND ADOPTIONS OF LIBRARY-MEDIA STANDARDS. A LIBRARY-MEDIA CENTER IS DEFINED AS A COLLECTION OF ANY MATERIALS FOR STUDY AND ENJOYMENT,…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Centers, Deafness, Exceptional Child Education, Hearing Impairments
Cory, Patricia Blair – 1966
To describe provisions for school library services in schools for the deaf, 17 public residential, five private residential, and eight public day schools were selected for on-site visits. An interview checklist was constructed and used at each school. The lack of library personnel, the use of untrained and trained personnel, the provision and…
Descriptors: Administration, Audiovisual Aids, Books, Day Schools