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Download full textTexas State Library, Austin. Library Development Div. – 1997
This publication provides a compilation of Texas statutes relating to libraries and topics of interest to librarians through the 74th Legislature, 1995. In addition to laws in which the words "library,""books,""Texas State Library,""Library and Archives Commission," and "director and librarian"…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, County Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education
Burger, Leslie; Weaver, Barbara – 1995
The need for new standards has arisen in Florida public libraries as a result of the library profession's shift from quantitative, input-based standards to qualitative, output-based standards to measure library performance and excellence. The standards in this document were developed after over 100 participants identified subjects to be addressed…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Relations, Cooperation, Financial Support
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1994
This document contains the long range plan of the Alabama public libraries. The purpose of presenting this long range program is to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and to assess, prioritize, and communicate library needs to librarians, officials, and the public to provide adequate library service to the…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Facilities, Library Networks
Foos, Donald D., Comp.; Pack, Nancy C., Comp. – 1992
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) directs public and private libraries--academic, public, school, and special--to provide services to people with disabilities that are equal to services provided to citizens without disabilities. Six chapters in this book provide information to help library administrators and staff to fully understand the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accessibility (for Disabled), Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education
Alabama Public Library Service, Montgomery. – 1993
This document contains the long range plan of the Alabama public libraries. The purpose of presenting this program is to meet the requirements of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and to assess, prioritize, and communicate library needs to librarians, officials, and the public to provide adequate library service to the citizens of…
Descriptors: Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Facilities, Library Networks
Sapir, Jeanne A. – 1994
The public library is a natural arena for intergenerational programs that can change "agist" attitudes by bringing older adults and youth together. This study determined the degree to which public libraries in western Pennsylvania perceive a need for programming for intergenerational programming, to what extent programs have been…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Age Groups, Attitude Change, Children
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. – 1989
The eight reports featured in this publication detail the accomplishments of the State Grant Program (Titles I through IV) funded by the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). Written by members of the Public Library Support Staff, these descriptions are based on state and local library reports on how they meet a variety of users' needs.…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Computer Assisted Instruction, Disabilities, Institutionalized Persons
Smulyan, Marilyn Hope – 1989
Passage of library bonds in November 1988 provided momentum to create a new library system for San Francisco. To be successful, this endeavor demanded that the entire library program be evaluated and reassessed, and renovations to the branch libraries had to be made on a systemwide basis. Funding from the library bonds could be used only for…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Surveys, Library Automation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This document records testimony given in the state of Montana before three members of the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education on the reauthorization of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA). (The first and still the largest federal program of assistance specifically for public libraries, LSCA is…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Construction Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Sullivan, Peggy – 1984
The easiest link for libraries to establish in relation to the learning society is the direct managerial link that many have with educational institutions. Libraries in schools, colleges, and universities of all kinds are significant parts of the education enterprise. They become more so when the emphasis of education shifts to independent…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Delivery Systems, Independent Study, Library Cooperation
Survey and Marketing Services, Inc., Honolulu, HI. – 1977
This general summary of the results of a library study conducted in Hawaii presents the major findings from the survey of residents, the library staff survey, the government agency survey, and the measurements conducted in five Hawaii libraries. Major recommendations for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of library performance are…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Evaluation Methods, Library Administration, Library Facilities
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1978
This inventory of the resources and needs of the nation's public libraries, academic libraries, and public school library media centers presents an impoverished picture: these libraries are grossly underfunded. As a result they lack the staff, materials, space, and hours of service to meet citizens' needs. To bring the libraries up to minimum…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Charts, Construction Needs, Financial Needs
Nelson Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1968
Objectives of this survey were to: (1) examine existing library conditions, (2) develop library service standards, (3) prepare a long-range plan for library service, and (4) estimate program costs and suggest means for implementing the plan. Survey methods included interviews with library staff and trustees, school personnel, and county and…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, County Libraries, Information Needs, Information Utilization
CONSAD Research Corp., Pittsburgh, PA. – 1968
Described is a six-month work program, financed with Library Service and Construction Act funds, which applies systems analysis to public library organization, services, and facilities. The three public library systems of Baltimore City (Enoch Pratt Free Library), Baltimore County, and Anne Arundel County, Maryland are to be studied. Investigated…
Descriptors: Administration, Costs, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
Roth, Harold L., Ed. – 1964
The text is made up of a number of general papers followed by the presentations of specific plans of college and university, public, and school libraries. The general sessions were devoted to areas of common interest to anyone contemplating a library program. Topics discussed include--(1) elements in planning a library building program, (2)…
Descriptors: Buildings, College Libraries, Construction Programs, Controlled Environment
