Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Public libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Public Libraries in the United States
Author: Public Libraries in the U.S.
Author: The 1996 National Survey of Public Libraries and the Internet
Author: John Carlo BertotPublisher: Washington : National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
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Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
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)
Statistical Abstract of the United States
Author: Report on Evaluation of Definitions Used in the Public Library Statistics Program
Author: United States. Bureau of the Census. Governments DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Public Library Structure and Organization in the United States
Author: Stephen OwensPublisher: U.S. Government Printing Office
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
This report is the fifth in a series that constitutes a comprehensive evaluation of the public library statistics program carried out annually by the Federal State Cooperative System for Public Library Data (FSCS). The evaluation aims to revise and promote the FSCS classification structure that divides library organizations into municipal, school district, county, regional, and many other categories. This report, in particular, provides reference information about the legal structure and organization of public libraries within the 50 states and the District of Columbia. After giving an overview of the FSCS categories and difficulties arising from a lack of standardized application, the report proceeds alphabetically state by state listing what categories of libraries can lawfully be established in that state and discussing any special circumstances. (BEW)
Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Author: Resources in Education
Author: Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1994
Book Description
Public Libraries and the Internet
Author: Charles R. McClurePublisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 80
Book Description