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Texas State Library: Library Services and Construction Act. Annual Report, FFY 1977.

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Title: Texas State Library: Library Services and Construction Act. Annual Report, FFY 1977.
Language: English
Authors: Texas State Library, Austin. Dept. of Library Development.
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 548
Publication Date: 1977
Sponsoring Agency: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC.
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgets, Grants, Institutionalized Persons, Library Cooperation, Library Expenditures, Library Networks, Library Services, Projects, Public Libraries, State Libraries, Tables (Data)
Geographic Terms: Texas
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Library Services and Construction Act
Abstract: Texas State Library activities for 1977 which were funded under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) are reported, including administrative expenses for LSCA; administrative tape conversion--to duplicate books recorded on open reel tapes to cassettes for use by the blind; continuing education and consulting for librarians; special purposes grants for collection enrichment, consulting and continuing education, public relations, resource sharing projects, and a reference back-up service in public libraries throughout the state; public library establishment and reorganization for three libraries--Coke County, Franklin County, and Cameron County; library services for the blind and other physically handicapped; public library service to state institutions--nursing homes, hospitals, and prisons; Texas reading club; video networking; major resource center bibliographic networking; centralized acquisitions for state institutions; and demonstrations of inter-library cooperation. Individual summaries of these projects include goals and objectives; needs assessment; program description; findings; and a copy of the HEW Project Report form. Annual expenditures and worksheets for LSCA for 1977 and for the 1976 transitional quarter are also included. (Author/MBR)
Entry Date: 1979
Accession Number: ED161427
Database: ERIC
Description
Abstract:Texas State Library activities for 1977 which were funded under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) are reported, including administrative expenses for LSCA; administrative tape conversion--to duplicate books recorded on open reel tapes to cassettes for use by the blind; continuing education and consulting for librarians; special purposes grants for collection enrichment, consulting and continuing education, public relations, resource sharing projects, and a reference back-up service in public libraries throughout the state; public library establishment and reorganization for three libraries--Coke County, Franklin County, and Cameron County; library services for the blind and other physically handicapped; public library service to state institutions--nursing homes, hospitals, and prisons; Texas reading club; video networking; major resource center bibliographic networking; centralized acquisitions for state institutions; and demonstrations of inter-library cooperation. Individual summaries of these projects include goals and objectives; needs assessment; program description; findings; and a copy of the HEW Project Report form. Annual expenditures and worksheets for LSCA for 1977 and for the 1976 transitional quarter are also included. (Author/MBR)