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Improvement Programs; Library Administration; Library Development; Library Planning; Public Libraries

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This digest explores the life cycle of public libraries, presenting a "life stages" model and highlighting characteristics of each stage. It provides specific advice on what can be done in each stage to energize the library with "stage-appropriate" action. The characteristics that mark the Birth/Infant stage include: driving enthusiasm and effort of an individual or a few individuals; little or no cash support; very limited space; all volunteer effort; absence of structured supervision, management or control; and lack of formal government recognition, charter, or tax-exempt status. The Growth stage is marked by the following characteristics: a governing body of trustees or board members; a mission statement; charter and legal requirements of non-profit status; volunteer effort that is led by a volunteer coordinator or a paraprofessional; funding raised by special events and contributions; increased donations and some purchases of materials; some bibliographic control and implementation of a materials circulation system; relocation of library to larger low cost or donated space. The key features of the Maturity stage are the hiring of paid staff and sharing of resources with other libraries; with the right management, a mature library may be both efficient and effective through vigorous middle age and beyond, if it can change and adapt to changing community expectations. Characteristics in the Decline stage include the following: operations dominated by rules and routines, rather than customer service; unmotivated, burned-out staff; reduced public support and donations; election or appointment of "one issue" trustees; negative publicity; retirement or resignation of key staff; personnel problems; a library facility that is in disrepair; declining circulation, attendance and volunteerism; reduced hours or service. (AEF) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Administrator Role; Curriculum Development; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; Learning Resources Centers; Library Planning; Library Services; Media Specialists; School Libraries; Standards; Strategic Planning; Web Sites

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Describes strategies used by one school library media specialist to meet challenges of the standards-based reform movement, which often leads to less collaboration between classroom teachers and media specialists due to time constraints. Topics include working with the curriculum coordinator; providing resources that meet curriculum needs, including a Web site; and administrative support. (LRW)

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Access to Information; Advocacy; Leadership; Learning Resources Centers; Library Administration; Library Planning; Management Development; Media Specialists; School Libraries; Time Management

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Describes a library media management staff development course to focus on best practices in time management for the school year. Highlights include goal setting and planning; access to information; leadership and advocacy; and customizing ready reference files for useful media management information. (LRW)

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Academic Libraries; Archives; Building Design; Higher Education; Library Facilities; Library Funding; Library Planning; Politics of Education

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Explores the planning, funding, engineering, designing, and construction of the Elmer L. Andersen Library at the University of Minnesota that combined eight archives and special collection units into a single building. Considers how internal library planning meshes with the architectural design process and how the political process can affect funding priorities. (Author/LRW)

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Academic Libraries; Books; College Libraries; Community Colleges; Library Acquisition; Library Collection Development; Library Material Selection; Library Planning; Library Policy; Library Role; Library Services; Library Standards; Library Technical Processes; Preservation; Two Year Colleges

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Discusses issues of identifying, storing, handling, and providing access to rare books and materials in institutions without special collections departments. Suggests that although many community colleges do not collect rare materials, they may nonetheless be in possession of books that are rare and that should receive special care. (ontains four references.)(JS)

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Access to Computers; Community Colleges; Computer Interfaces; Computer Uses in Education; Computers; Learning Resources Centers; Libraries; Library Development; Library Planning; Two Year Colleges

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Discusses the St. Philip's College (SPC) Learning Resource Center laptop loaning program. States that SPC is a Historically Black College and Hispanic Serving Institution that is now rewarding honors students by lending them laptops for a semester at a time. Discusses the development of the loaning program. Provides a list of Web sites for anyone interested in developing a laptop checkout service. (JS) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Community Colleges; Facility Improvement; Learning Resources Centers; Libraries; Library Development; Library Guides; Library Planning; Resource Centers; Two Year Colleges

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In 1998, Hagerstown Junior College, was renamed Hagerstown Community College and opened a new Learning Resource Center (LRC),which now holds the college library. The article details some of the administrative decisions that guide the services of the library and some of their plans for the future. Contains three photos: (1) LRC entrance; (2) LRC exterior; and (3) LRC interior. (JS)

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Curriculum Development; Elementary Secondary Education; Learning Resources Centers; Library Collection Development; Library Funding; Library Materials; Library Planning; Library Technical Processes; School Libraries; State Curriculum Guides; Workshops

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Discusses the process of weeding, updating, and building a school library media collection that supports the state curriculum. Explains resource alignment, a process for using the shelf list as a tool to analyze and align media center resources to state curricula, and describes a five-year plan and its usefulness for additional funding. (LRW)

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Computer Networks; Computer Security; Computer Software; Libraries; Library Equipment; Library Planning; Users (Information)

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Describes spyware, discusses how it gets on a computer. Explains how spyware can be useful for parents, employers, and libraries. Discusses how spyware is more often used for others' gain or for surveillance without notification, how it can go undetected, and how libraries can help keep computers and patrons protected from remote installation of spyware. Lists Web sites that offer information and software for cleaning spyware from the computer. (AEF) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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Computer Networks; Computer Security; Libraries; Library Administration; Library Equipment; Library Planning; Library Policy

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Explains how to keep library systems healthy and functioning by taking sensible security measures. Examines why hackers would target library systems and how library systems are compromised. Describes tools that can help, including: firewalls; antivirus software; alarms; network analysis tools; and encryption. Identifies several strategies for making systems more secure and discusses what to do if the system is attacked. (AEF) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract

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