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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1970
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED041594
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  • LARA: A Study of the Dallas Major Resource Center Area. Report to the Dallas Public Library. Financial Support Library Facilities Library Networks Library Services Public Libraries Resource Centers State Libraries The Dallas Public Library (DPL) commissioned Arthur D. Little, Inc. to analyze the library resources in the Dallas Major Resource Center area and to identify the role the DPL should play in the development of public library service in this area. To identify the role of the DPL as a Major Resource Center, the available services, materials, staff, financial support and facilities were evaluated. The field work for this study which consisted of visits to libraries, interviews and questionnaires was conducted from July 1969 through March 1970. The report resulting from this study is divided into the following sections: (1) demographic analysis, (2) the Dallas Public Library, (3) public libraries in the Dallas Major Resource Area, (4) user study, (5) the Texas State Plan, (6) library cooperation in Dallas County and (7) recommendations. A list of the libraries studied and questionnaires used are appended. (NH)