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American Libraries, 1997
A discussion with the staff of the Internet Public Library (IPL), which began as a project at the University of Michigan, highlights its role in supplementing local public library services; classification; collection development policies; and the impact of legislation, copyright, and universal service on IPL. A sidebar presents IPL user…
Descriptors: Classification, Copyrights, Electronic Libraries, Information Dissemination
Kaungamno, E. E. – 1978
This paper outlines the rationale for, and functions of, national library policies within African countries; discusses some of the issues raised concerning national library policies at the 1970 meeting at Kampala of the Experts on the National Planning of Documentation and Library Services in Africa and at other similar conferences; reviews the…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Legislation, Library Cooperation
Crowley, Bill, Comp. – 1984
Comprehensive guidance is offered on the organization, procedures, and responsibilities of public library boards. Individual chapters address the following topics: the legal context for public libraries, organizing the library board, the board and the library staff, the public library and its communities, budgeting for service, public relations,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Governance, Governing Boards
Peer reviewedPrasada-Kole, Usha – Resource Sharing & Information Networks, 1996
Specialized library collections and services are often not geared toward Indian nationals in Canada. Public libraries should serve ethnic minorities by providing staff with language abilities and sharing materials through interlibrary loan. Appendixes include a geographic overview of Canadian public library acts, sample initiatives for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cultural Pluralism, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWijasuriya, D. E. K.; Evans, John – Information Development, 1992
Presents the findings and recommendations of a consultant supported by UNESCO who prepared a public library development plan for Papua New Guinea. Highlights include extending existing urban library services to rural areas; literacy programs; libraries' roles in national development; financial support; policy and legislation; and education and…
Descriptors: Consultants, Developing Nations, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Smith, Mark – 1999
This book is intended to guide library administrators--directors and departmental managers in public, school, and academic libraries--through the many complex decisions inherent in managing public Internet access. The handbook systematically deals with each possible element of an Internet policy. It identifies the options available at each…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Peer reviewedCurry, Ann – Library & Information Science Research, 1994
Examines questions of censorship based on a study of the novel "American Psycho" and a survey of Canadian public libraries that investigated selection policies and the circulation of controversial titles. Highlights include previous research, Canadian laws regarding freedom of information, role of the chief librarian, and the role of…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Censorship, Fiction, Foreign Countries
