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McClure, Charles R.; And Others – 1995
The purpose of this research was to explore the possible roles and responsibilities that public libraries might assume in the National Information Infrastructure (NII). Data was collected from September 1994 through June 1995, relying on the following data collection techniques: focus groups, personal interviews, survey data analysis, case…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Information Networks
Mandel, Lauren H.; Bishop, Bradley Wade; McClure, Charles R.; Bertot, John Carlo; Jaeger, Paul T. – Government Information Quarterly, 2010
U.S. public libraries provide free public internet services to the communities that they serve, but require robust, high-speed broadband internet connections to continue meeting public demands. The 2008-2009 "Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study" ("PLFTAS") illustrates challenges that public libraries encounter in achieving broadband…
Descriptors: Research Needs, Public Libraries, Telecommunications, Internet
Hernon, Peter; McClure, Charles R. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1984
Overview of public access to government publications in terms of policy set by Reagan administration and Congress highlights Government Printing Office sales program, Freedom of Information Act, and Title 44 "United States Code" revision. Research on government publication access in depository collections and selected policy issues is…
Descriptors: Costs, Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Federal Legislation
McClure, Charles R. – 1994
The roles of libraries in providing access to the Internet are still evolving, but such roles raise policy issues that are both significant and complex. A flexible and dynamic policy is needed to respond to the different access needs of various users. Market forces alone will not provide equal access to the Internet, and many public institutions…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Government, Financial Support, Government Role
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Hernon, Peter; McClure, Charles R. – CD-ROM Professional, 1993
Discussion of possible information policy initiatives of the Clinton administration focuses on the issues addressed by a 1992 draft document which revises the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-130, "The Management of Federal Information Resources." Recommended revisions for the circular are listed. (seven references) (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agency Role, Costs, Depository Libraries
McClure, Charles R. – 1981
This report describes a cooperative library project in which a public, a university, and a high school library in Oklahoma collaborated to (1) acquaint high school students, college freshmen, and other area patrons with the library resources available to them in the city of Chickasha; (2) instruct them in the use of library resources; and (3) give…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cooperative Programs, Higher Education, Instructional Materials
McClure, Charles R.; Sprehe, J. Timothy; Eschenfelder, Kristen – 2000
The purpose of this study was to develop performance measures that will assist federal agencies to assess the quality and usefulness of their World Wide Web sites and to improve public information access service of those Web sites. The study was sponsored jointly by three federal agencies: the Defense Technical Information Center, the Energy…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Evaluation Criteria, Federal Government, Information Policy
McClure, Charles R.; And Others – Library Administration & Management, 1989
Describes the development of a microcomputer based management information system (MIS) for the DeKalb County Public Library. Data collection activities that determined system requirements and the evolution of a database design from those requirements are discussed, as well as plans to develop a generic public library MIS based on this model.…
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Data Processing, Database Design, Decision Making
Peer reviewed
McClure, Charles R.; And Others – Library and Information Science Research, 1993
Reports on a study that assessed key issues affecting public library roles in the use of nonbibliographic Internet information services and explored possible future roles for public libraries in the National Research and Education Network (NREN). (19 references) (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Futures (of Society), Government Role, Information Services
Moen, William E.; McClure, Charles R. – 1997
The Government Information Locator Service (GILS) is an innovative networked-based approach to assist users in locating government information resources. This document reports the results of an evaluation study begun in September 1996 and completed in June 1997. The goal of the study was to understand how: GILS serves various user groups; GILS…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Document Delivery, Federal Programs
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McClure, Charles R. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
A pilot study conducted to identify concerns of public services middle managers on costing and use of performance measures found the librarians interviewed had little faith in their usefulness. Implications of these findings are discussed and specific ways to increase the usefulness of such measures for library decision-making are suggested. (CDD)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Ryan, Joe; McClure, Charles R. – Online Submission, 2003
Ryan Information Management conducted a return on investment (ROI) study of the economic value of the Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) and identified potential additional sources of operating revenue. HSPLS economic value was examined from four viewpoints, HSPLS: direct economic impact, market value, peer comparison and value to library…
Descriptors: Economic Impact, Program Effectiveness, Public Libraries, Library Services
Gross, Melissa; McClure, Charles R. – 2001
The Assessing Quality on Digital Reference team conducted two site visits at Florida Libraries in August 2001. The objectives of these visits were to: document how digital reference services are currently being planned for, delivered, and evaluated in libraries; understand how "quality" in digital reference is defined in these…
Descriptors: Information Management, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Technology
Ryan, Joe; McClure, Charles R. – 1994
In December 1993, a Syracuse University (New York) School of Information Studies team conducted seminars with two groups of Internet users interested in the availability of federal government information over the Internet. Respondents were 76 participants at a conference on government sources on the Internet and 86 middle and senior managers from…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administration, Federal Government, Financial Support
McClure, Charles R.; And Others – Electronic Networking: Research, Applications and Policy, 1992
Summarizes a study that identified and described federal information inventory/locator systems and resulted in the Federal Locator Database--an electronic database describing 250 federal databases. Recommends that the U.S. Office of Management and Budget develop policy frameworks for the design of a governmentwide locator system accessible over…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Administration, Agencies, Classification