Author: Elizabeth A. Breedlove
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 0788138847
Category : Academic libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 83
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A statewide survey of electronic resources and access services provided by New Jersey libraries. The results of the questionnaire will be used in making decisions about future State Library grants and programs. The questionnaire was divided into four sections covering local systems (e.g., integrated library systems), Internet access, electronic resources, and local wide area networks used to facilitate access to to these resources. A major emphasis of the questionnaire was to gather information on direct patron access to electronic sources of information.
Author: John Carlo Bertot
Publisher: Washington : National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
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Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 84
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This 1996 National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) survey gathered data from a national sample of public libraries concerning the current level of public library involvement with the Internet. The purpose of this study was to: (1) provide policymakers, researchers, and library professionals with longitudinal data that measured changes in public library Internet involvement since the first survey in 1994; (2) identify costs for public library Internet services; and (3) identify issues and inform the policy debate concerning public library roles in the electronic networked environment. This final report is divided into three sections: Introduction; Study Results; and Progress and Issues. The introduction discusses the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and the Library Services and Construction Act/Library Services and Technology Act; intellectual property and the National Information Infrastructure; and an electronic federal depository library program. The second section discusses study methodology; public library demographics; accessing the Internet; the current state of public library Internet connectivity; Internet uses and public access services; and benefits to connecting to the Internet. The third section focuses on disparities; connectivity versus services; the goal of universal service; quality of network services; the life cycle of public library Internet development; and preparation for the next survey. Appendices include the survey instrument, survey alert, and cover letter, and information about the authors. (Contains 27 references, and 45 figures that present survey data.) (Author/AEF)
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 506
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Author: Australian Public Affairs Information Service
Publisher: National Library Australia
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Languages : en
Pages : 1030
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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Category : Documentation
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 132
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Category : Public health
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Author: Peggy Johnson
Publisher: American Library Association
ISBN: 0838909728
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 425
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Adresses the art of controlling and updating your library's collection. Discussions of the importance and logistics of electronic resources are integrated throughout the book.
Author: Wendy Arent
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1040282407
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Increase patronage with effective outreach strategies!From the Introduction, by Wendi Arant and Pixie Anne Mosley: “Outreach is a concept that is gaining more and more significance for libraries, particularly with the recent developments in information technology. Dictionaries define it as 'the act of extending services, benefits, etc. to a wider section of the population.’This definition also implies a mission to communicate a particular message to an audience in order to gain their support. Its meaning for libraries is profound, having consequences for fund raising, public service, and public relations.”Library Outreach, Partnerships, and Distance Education: Reference Librarians at the Gateway focuses on extending community outreach in libraries toward a broader public by expanding services that are based on recent advances in information technology. This crucial volume with help you will explore many of the issues that are currently affecting libraries, including: the growth of technology and its effect on libraries and library users emerging literacy issues (computer literacy, non-English-speaking populations) providing effective services to at-risk populations diversity and multiculturalism and how they are changing the ways that libraries are used targeting and reaching specific user groups distance education--bringing the mountain to MohammedIf the public perception of libraries is ever to move beyond that of “musty old book warehouses,” librarians must take a more active role in the development of new services and in heightening awareness of their existing services and collections. Library Outreach, Partnerships, and Distance Education presents ideas and strategies that are now being implemented around the United States to do just that. This book should be a part of every library's plans for the future!
