Senate inquiry into the role of libraries in the online environment:...

The Australian Library Journal;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......VIEWS OF A NEWLY FORMED ORGANISATION KNOWN AS Public Libraries Australia. Formed to aggregate the political...capacity of Australia's 1510 (ABS June 2000) public libraries, Public Libraries Australia will support and represent public...

Fifth Australian Public Libraries Conference November 2001 Program.(Brief...

Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services;  December 1, 2001 ;     510 words ...Fifth Australian Public Libraries Conference November 2001 Program Day One Chris Batt Public libraries and the information society: brand...Planning and standards in English public libraries Jane McKellar SWOT yourself Greg Cook...

Australia's public libraries: together at last.(Editorial)

The Australian Library Journal;  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......INTRIGUING [TO THIS READER] FOOTNOTE to Public Libraries Australia (PEA). A long while ago...centre for research into Australia's public libraries. That very hazy notion has long since...launching of Auslib Press's Australian Public Libraries and Information Services (APLIS...

Public Libraries Return $5.50 in Benefits for Every $1 in Tax Support,...

PR Newswire;  June 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Librarians have been saying for years that public libraries are a bargain. Now they've got the...5.50 for every $1 they invest in public libraries in Pennsylvania. That means a return...taxes we invest in supporting our public libraries. The Pennsylvania Library Association...

KENTUCKY PUBLIC LIBRARIES RANK AS MOST HIGHLY REGARDED LOCAL GOVERNMENT...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 17, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the following news release: Kentucky public libraries are the most highly regarded local...of Kentuckians surveyed agree that public libraries are a good investment of tax dollars...Kentuckians place a high value on local public libraries. The telephone survey conducted Sept...

SECRETARY OF STATE WHITE AWARDS GRANTS TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 24, 2006 ;     262 words ......Librarian Jesse White has awarded Illinois public libraries almost $14.2 million in fiscal year...23 per resident. An additional 11 public libraries with a low library tax base will receive...from the grants being awarded to our public libraries this year," White said. "Public ...

DIVIDENDS: THE VALUE OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN CANADA.

Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services;  March 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......July 1996 to review the importance of public libraries to library users, suppliers, publishers...the effects of reduced funding to public libraries on the economy and society at large...Editor's note: `Dividends: the value of public libraries in Canada was researched by Jody Warner...

Public libraries: partnerships, funding and relevance.

Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......This paper reviews practical ways public libraries can work with children and their families...Examples of community partnerships from public libraries across Australia are used as discussion...for profit organisations. ********** Public libraries have traditionally been seen as ...

PUBLIC LIBRARIES CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TO WISCONSIN'S ECONOMY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  May 1, 2008 ;     644 words ......following news release: Wisconsin public libraries contribute more than $4 for every...economic contribution of Wisconsin public libraries is more than $750 million every year...of taxpayer investment. Wisconsin public libraries serve a total state population of...

Public libraries for information and learning.(Opinion & Editorial)

Manila Bulletin;  May 28, 2005 ;     394 words ......and support for the maintenance of public libraries, particularly in the provinces and...explosion of information all over, public libraries could play a central role in educating...providing access to information through public libraries. It is important, she said, that people...

PUBLIC LIBRARIES BOOST ECONOMY.(NEWS)

The Capital Times (Madison, WI);  May 1, 2008 ;     628 words ......Richgels APPLETON -- Wisconsin public libraries return $4.06 for every dollar...economic contribution of Wisconsin public libraries is more than $750 million every year. Wisconsin public libraries serve a total state population...

Government subsidies for public libraries in New Zealand 1877-1935.

Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Education Department subsidies to public libraries. Failings in the department's limited...to take over the subsidisation of public libraries, mechanics' institutes and similar...5,000 be made available in aid of public libraries throughout the colony. Such sum to...

Assessing the social impact of public libraries: what the literature is...

Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......assessments of the social impact of public libraries over the past decade have revealed...to support longheld judgments that public libraries have wide ranging positive social...conducted to assess the social impact of public libraries, in particular. The concepts and tools...

Blueprint for a networked future.(public libraries, United Kingdom)(Brief...

Australasian Public Libraries and Information Services;  September 1, 2001 ;     596 words ......future requirements of networking in public libraries with the aim of creating a new model...networking, largely through JANET. However, public libraries were left behind, many with no to...public library landscape by offering public libraries a Web presence, as well as models...

21st century strikes again--this time public libraries.(Public Libraries...

The Australian Library Journal;  May 1, 2008 ;     474 words ...Public Libraries in the 21st Century: Defining Services...services now and into the future in UK public libraries. The first part of the book deals...development, local authority context), how public libraries operate within the local government...