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| author | Bellassai, Marcia Courtney |
| author_facet | Bellassai, Marcia Courtney Bellassai, Marcia Courtney |
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| contents | Libraries and Literacy: A Theme Conference Summary. White House Conference on Library and Information Services: Pre-Conference Meetings on Special Themes, April 1-4, 1979. Bellassai, Marcia Courtney Adult Literacy Developmental Programs Illiteracy Information Dissemination Library Associations Library Role Library Services Literacy Education Policy Formation Literacy being a major concern at state level preconferences, a theme conference was held to develop recommendations as to how libraries, in cooperation with other concerned agencies, can work toward solving the continuing problems of illiteracy in the U.S. Approximately 200 participants representing the library and educational communities, the government, business, and the private sector, were divided into eight discussion groups and generated 16 recommendations. This report includes a brief review of the background, the six basic tenets which provided the conceptual framework for consideration of literacy problems in relation to libraries, and a summary of the recommendations--nine for the federal level, two each for the private sector and the state level, and three for the local level. (SW) |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1979 |
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| spellingShingle | Libraries and Literacy: A Theme Conference Summary. White House Conference on Library and Information Services: Pre-Conference Meetings on Special Themes, April 1-4, 1979. Bellassai, Marcia Courtney Adult Literacy Developmental Programs Illiteracy Information Dissemination Library Associations Library Role Library Services Literacy Education Policy Formation Libraries and Literacy: A Theme Conference Summary. White House Conference on Library and Information Services: Pre-Conference Meetings on Special Themes, April 1-4, 1979. Bellassai, Marcia Courtney Adult Literacy Developmental Programs Illiteracy Information Dissemination Library Associations Library Role Library Services Literacy Education Policy Formation Literacy being a major concern at state level preconferences, a theme conference was held to develop recommendations as to how libraries, in cooperation with other concerned agencies, can work toward solving the continuing problems of illiteracy in the U.S. Approximately 200 participants representing the library and educational communities, the government, business, and the private sector, were divided into eight discussion groups and generated 16 recommendations. This report includes a brief review of the background, the six basic tenets which provided the conceptual framework for consideration of literacy problems in relation to libraries, and a summary of the recommendations--nine for the federal level, two each for the private sector and the state level, and three for the local level. (SW) |
| title | Libraries and Literacy: A Theme Conference Summary. White House Conference on Library and Information Services: Pre-Conference Meetings on Special Themes, April 1-4, 1979. |
| topic | Adult Literacy Developmental Programs Illiteracy Information Dissemination Library Associations Library Role Library Services Literacy Education Policy Formation |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED179238 |