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Download full textIdaho State Library, Boise. – 1978
This guide to the responsibilities and regulations for library trustees in Idaho includes a brief history of Idaho libraries; regulations for the appointment of trustees; a directory of the state's regional library system and the public, district and school/community libraries within each district; a description of state aid distribution to these…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Advisory Committees, Guides, Library Administration
Nebraska Library Trustee Association. – 1977
This manual provides basic information for Nebraska library trustees concerning a good library, qualifications of trustees, duties of trustees, the library policy, book selection policy, the business of the board, Nebraska library networks, statewide library development, the Nebraska Library Commission, friends of the library, organizations and…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Guides, Laws, Library Networks
North Dakota Library Association, Bismarck. – 1979
Intended as a guide for public library board members of the state of North Dakota, this manual provides basic information that all trustees should have and suggestions that will help them become more active and useful not only to their library and community but also to libraries and library services in the state. Subjects covered include goals,…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Check Lists, Guidelines, Guides
South Dakota State Library, Pierre. – 1979
Intended to provide information which South Dakota Public Library Trustees may wish to use in the performance of their duties, this manual suggests useful practices and shares successful and desirable methods of representing the community through the library board, provides an up-to-date and reasonably comprehensive source of general information…
Descriptors: Activities, Board Administrator Relationship, Guides, Library Policy
Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development. – 1979
This manual for public library board members in Texas was written to help new board members learn how to delineate their powers and responsibilities and to contribute to the training of all board members. Information on issues concerning public libraries is provided, and fundamental issues involved in setting library policy and priorities are…
Descriptors: Board Candidates, Communication Skills, Governing Boards, Guides
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Bureau of Library Services. – 1971
The manual is prepared for use in courses taught at the annual workshops sponsored by the Michigan Department of Education, Bureau of Library Services, for those public library personnel who need state certification. It includes the following sections: (1) The Public Library, (2) Selecting Materials for a Library, (3) Organization of Library…
Descriptors: Certification, Guides, Library Acquisition, Library Administration
Bailey, Alvin R., Ed.; And Others – 1992
In Texas, public library advisory boards are a recent innovation that have developed as a result of the Council-Manager form of government. This handbook is a response to that development as a compilation of information on the most efficient roles and functions of advisory boards. An advisory board is appointed by the governing body of which the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Involvement, Community Support, Confidentiality
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
