State Programs - Dropdown Menus Guide SPR

Drop-down Menus
Guide
The contents of the various drop-down menus in the State Program Report are set out
in tables below. Use this list to help you understand what some of the choices are (as
in the Performance Categories), as well as the relationships between descriptors for
both services and users.

Library organization types - Add a Library form
These are used to describe the libraries that have or are eligible to receive LSTA
State Program sub-grants from and SLAA.

Type of library
Public

School

Academic

Special

Multi-type

SLAA

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Definition (from Glossary)
A library that serves all residents of a given community, district, or
region, and (typically) receives its financial support, in whole or in
part, from public funds.
A library that is an integral part of the educational program of an
elementary or secondary school with materials and services that
meet the curricular information, and recreational needs of students,
teachers, and administrators.
A library forming an integral part of a college, university, or other
academic institution for postsecondary education, organized and
administered to meet the needs of students, faculty, and affiliated
staff of the institution.
A research library, which for the purposes of LSTA, means a library
that (1) makes publicly available library services and materials
suitable for scholarly research and not otherwise available to the
public; and (2) is not an integral part of an institution of higher
education.
A group of autonomous libraries (library cooperatives, consortia, or
library support organizations identified by the State as eligible for
LSTA funds) joined together by formal or informal agreements to
perform various services cooperatively, such as resource sharing,
etc. Multi-Types should include two or more of the following
categories of organization types: public, academic, school, or special
libraries.
A State Library Administrative Agency (SLAA) is the official agency
of a State charged by the law of the State with the extension and
development of public library services throughout the State.

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Principal purposes (LSTA) – Add a Project form
Under the Library Services and Technology Act legislation (1996), there are six
purposes defined for which LSTA funds can be used. The six were condensed
into three, which are shown in the table below. These purposes will be used for
the FY 2002 and FY 2003 reports, because those grant awards were made under
the 1996 legislation.
While a project can involve more than one of the above purposes, please select the one
purpose that best characterizes the project. Thus, if a literacy project involved
technology, it would be classified under the third category, since technology is a tool
used to support the project.
LSTA purpose
Library technology, connectivity
and services

Services for lifelong learning in a
variety of formats for individuals of all
ages.

Activity areas
• Digitizing
• Database licenses/commercial databases
• GIS (geographic information systems)
• Computer equipment, software, labs
• Internet and other networking
• Technical training for library staff
• Interlibrary loan systems
• Community information centers
• Retrospective conversion and automation
• Videoconferencing equipment and
connections
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Homework Center/Helper
After school programs
Literacy for children, adults, families
English as a second language (ESOL)
Babies and books
Summer reading clubs
Information and computer literacy training
Online and distance education
24-7 online reference services
Staff development and training
Library development initiatives

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Services to persons having difficulty
using libraries
This includes services for people with
disabilities; people with limited literacy or
information skills; underserved rural and
urban communities; children from families
with incomes below the poverty line; and
people with diverse geographic, cultural
and socio-economic backgrounds.

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Services to persons with physical or
learning disabilities
Assistive technologies and devices
Prison and jail services
Services to nursing homes and
other institutions
Talking books
Outreach services
Bookmobiles
Computer vans
Services for migrant workers and
non-English speakers

Performance categories
Glossary: “Established for IMLS’ strategic plan, the six Performance categories describe the
strategic areas on which IMLS grant funds are focused. On the Add a Project form, SLAA staff
will select the one category that best describes the nature of the project. If the project could
also be described by one or two other performance categories, they can be selected as
Secondary performance categories.”

Select one category as the primary performance category that best fits the project
being reported. Up to two additional categories can be selected as secondary
performance categories.
Performance category
Enhance a lifetime of
learning opportunities

Provide access to
information,
resources and ideas

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Examples of what it includes
Focus on impacting educational outcomes for members of
the community, including school-related educational activities
for children.
 Homework centers/homework help
 Training (but not staff technology training)
 Workshops
 Certification
 Literacy for children and adults
 English as a second language (ESL)
 Online and distance education
 Cooperation between school and public libraries
 School libraries
 Home schooling support
Focus on promoting public access to information and
resources, as well as focusing on equity/parity issues, such
as improving access for targeted populations.
 Reference services
 Database licenses
 Geographic information systems (GIS/GLS)
 Government information systems (GIS)
 Bookmobiles and computer vans
 Talking books
 Services to visually and hearing impaired
 Outreach
 Resource sharing, including interlibrary loan
 Cataloging
 Digital libraries
 Information and referral (I&R)
 Training of library staff on appropriate skills for this
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Provide tools for the
future

Strengthen families
and children

Strengthen
communities

Sustain our cultural
heritage

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Focus on the development of infrastructure, Web sites, and
technology training of library staff.
 Web sites
 Routers, servers and other network equipment
 Telecommunication lines
 Computer labs
 Computer equipment and software
 Internet connections
 Technology training for library staff
Focus on intergenerational, family-focused and children’s
programs, including extra-curricular enrichment programs for
children.
 Parent/child programming
 children’s story hours
 Babies and books, Born to Read
 Grandparent reading programs
 Summer reading
 Pre-school, early childhood, HeadStart, daycare
programming
 Parent resource centers
 After school learning activities
 Cooperative programs with community agencies and
organizations to meet the needs of children and families
 Training children’s librarians
Focus on building links among different entities, providing
regional collaboration:
 Community information centers
 Community technology centers
 Regional and statewide programs
 Multi-type library cooperative programs
 Economic development programs
 Job/employment programs
 Strategic planning
 Literacy advocacy
Focus on preservation of artifacts of historical or cultural
importance:
 Digitization
 Archives and special collections

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User Descriptors
At least one primary user descriptor (max. of three) will be selected for each project. Up
to three secondary descriptors for each primary descriptor may also be selected. Some
primary user descriptors do not have secondary descriptors.

Adults
Children

Institutionalized persons (includes
people in correctional, hospital, and
penal institutions)
Library staff and volunteers
Non/limited English speaking persons
People with special needs (includes
children)

Disadvantaged children

Blind and visually-impaired persons
Deaf and hearing-impaired persons
Developmentally disabled
Homebound persons

Pre-school children
Public library trustees
Rural populations
Senior citizens
Statewide public
Urban populations
Young adults and teens

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Service descriptors – Add a Project form
At least one primary service descriptor (max. of three) will be selected for each project.
Up to three secondary descriptors for each primary descriptor may also be selected.
Some primary service descriptors do not have secondary descriptors.

Primary descriptor
Continuing education for the public
Cultural heritage programs
Digitization and digital library projects
Economic development
Education-related services for children
and teens

Information access and services

Institutional library services

Intergenerational programs
Interlibrary loan
Library development

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Secondary descriptor
Distance education (includes web-based training)
Lifelong learning
Local history
Preservation
Digitization
Digital library projects
Job and career services
Small business services
After school programs
Home schooling
Homework centers
Pre-school programs
Reading development
Reading readiness
Summer reading programs
Business information services
Collection development
Community information services
Database access
E-books
Government information services and archives
Health information services
Information & referral (I&R)
Local information
Reference services
Statewide database licensing
Correctional library services (e.g., jails and
detention centers)
Hospital library services (includes long term care
facilities, mental health hospitals, VA hospitals)
Prison library services
Document and materials delivery
Resource sharing
Community and user studies
Marketing and promotion of library services
Strategic planning

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Service descriptors, continued
Literacy programs

Mobile services

Outreach services

SLAA LSTA Administration
Software and equipment
Staff development, education and
training

Technology infrastructure

Training for the public

Virtual library services

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Adult literacy
ESL programs
Family literacy
Bookmobile services
Cybermobiles
Daycare vans
Books-by-mail
Homebound services
Services to ethnic and cultural groups
Special needs services
Adaptive technology
Computers & peripherals
Customer services skills
Library science education and skills
Management skills
Technical skills
Computer hardware and software
Integrated library systems
Intranets and extranets
LAN/WAN projects
Telecommunications and networking hardware and
software
Computer training
Database training
Information literacy
Internet training
Technology training
Portals and related Web projects
Virtual reference service
Virtual union catalogue

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