Mass Digitization
The Global Information Infrastructure
Special Populations
Public Libraries and the Internet
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
The National Information Infrastructure
Copyright
White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services

• Mass Digitization: Implications for Information Policy Report - May 9, 2006 (PDF; 185KB)

• The Role of Libraries in HIV/AIDS Information Disseminatin in Sub-Saharan Africa - September 2005 (PDF; 3.33MB)
• National Information Policies
  A Handbook on the Formulation, Approval, Implementation and Operation of National Information Policies
  Print copies are available from FID, P.O. Box 90402, 2509LK The Hague, The Netherlands
  
  • Executive Summary
• The Impact of Information on Development - IDRC/FID Report - 2000

• Individuals with Disabilities
• Library and Information Services for Individuals with Disabilties
  an NCLIS Hearing in Washington, D.C. - July 8, 1999 (PDF; 6.06MB)
• Children
• Kids and The Internet: The Promise and The Perils
  NCLIS Hearing in Arlington, Virginia; November 10, 1998 - March 2000 (PDF; 2.29MB)
• Kids and The Internet: The Promise and The Perils - April 1999 (in html format)
  
Practical Guidelines for Librarians and Library Trustees
• PDF (187KB) Note: this brochure prints on legal paper only
• NCLIS RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF
  The Important Role of Libraries in the Lives of America's Children - June 26, 1998
• The Elderly
• 2005 White House Conference on Aging
• The Booming Dynamics of Aging: From Awareness to Action - report by Commissioner Sandra Ashworth - April 2006 (PDF; 48KB)
• NCLIS Position Paper on Information Services for the Elderly - May 2005 (PDF; 79KB)
• White House Pre-Conference on Aging, Recommendations, February 1995
• Native Americans
• Libraries and Information Services for Native Americans; Summary Report of NCLIS Study - December 1992
• Policy Forums
• Summary Report on the Library and Information Services Policy Forum - May 20-21, 1996
• Proceedings of the Library and Information Services Policy Forum - May 15-16, 1995

For more information about these studies go to Public Libraries and the Internet, Information Use Management and Policy Institute, Florida State University.
• Public Libraries and the Internet 2006: Study Results and Findings
  (PDF; 1.16MB)

By John Carlo Bertot, Charles R. McClure, Paul T. Jaeger, & Ryan J. (Sep 2006) For: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The American Library Association
• To view this report in sections and also specialized reports please see: http://www.ii.fsu.edu/plinternet_reports.cfm
• Public Libraries and the Internet 2004: Survey Results and Findings prepared by Drs. John Bertot, Charles McClure and Paul T. Jaeger
  Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and American Library Association. - Jun 1, 2005 (PDF; 599KB)
• Public Libraries and the Internet 2002: Internet Connectivity and Networked Services prepared by Drs. John Bertot, Charles McClure and Kim M. Thompson, Research Fellow. This study was made possible by a National Leadership Grant provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). (PDF; 889KB)
• Policy Issues and Strategies Affecting Public Libraries In the National Networked Environment: Setting Agendas and Extending Research Report prepared by: John Carlo Bertot and Charles R. McClure - December, 2001 (PDF; 2.30MB)
• Public Libraries and the Internet 2000 Study


• Preface to Study (PDF; 49KB)
• Public Libraries and the Internet 2000 Study: Summary of Findings and Data Table, prepared by Drs. John Bertot and Charles McClure (PDF; 89KB)
• Electronic Access and Use Related Measures: Summary of Findings (PDF; 23KB)
• NCLIS Bookmark Internet Connectivity: The Promise Fulfilled - December 2000
• Moving Toward More Effective Public Internet Access: The 1998 National Survey of Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity - March 1999 (PDF; 522KB)
• The 1998 National Survey of U.S. Public Library Outlet Internet Connectivity: Final Report - September 1998 (PDF; 295KB)
• Policy Issues & Strategies Affecting Public Libraries in the Networked Environment: Moving Beyond Connectivity - December 1997 (PDF; 352KB)
• The 1997 National Survey of U.S. Public Libraries and the Internet: Final Report - December 1997
  Report conducted for the American Library Association (ALA) and NCLIS by Dr. John Carlo Bertot, Dr. Charles R. McClure and Dr. Patricia Diamond Fletcher.
• 1997 National Survey of Public Libraries and the Internet: Summary Results (funded by ALA; no longer available)
• The 1996 National Survey of Public Libraries and the Internet: Progress and Issues Final Report
• 1995 Study - Internet Costs and Cost Models for Public Libraries: Final Report
• 1994 Study - Public Libraries and the Internet: Study Results, Policy Issues, and Recommendations - Final Report (PDF; 4.95MB)

• Letter to Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert from Martha B. Gould on H.R. 3784, The Museum and Library Services Act of 2002 - September 26, 2002 (PDF; 195KB)
• Letter to Senate Education Committee from Martha B. Gould on S. 2611, a bill to reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act - July 31, 2002 (PDF; 221KB)
• Testimony of Hon. Martha B. Gould Chairperson, Before the Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions Committee United States Senate Hearing on Reauthorization of the Institute for Museum and Library Services - April 10, 2002 (PDF; 85KB)
• Library and Information Services Policy Forum Proceedings "Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) State Grant Program: Implications for Use of and Additions to National Library Data" - September 15-16, 1997; (PDF; 833KB)

• Fall 1996 Depository Library Council Meeting NCLIS Questions - October 22, 1996
• Reply Comments in the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service - May 7, 1996
• Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Matter of Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service - April 8, 1996
• Draft Study to Identify Measures Necessary for a Successful Transition to a More Electronic Federal Depository Library Program - April 18, 1996

• Chairperson's Testimony - February 8, 1996
• H.R. 2441 - September 29, 1995
• S. 1284 - September 28, 1005

• Summary of Actions to Implement the 96 Recommendations and Petitions of the 1991 White House Conference on Library and Information Services: March 1994 through December 1996 - January 1997
• Information 2000: Summary Report of the 1991 White Conference on Library and Information Services - November 1991
• White House Conference on Libraries and Information Services; Recommendations - 1991