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Anderson, Larry S. National Center for Technology Planning.
Benton Foundation. Universal Service.
Benton Foundation. KickStart Initiative: Identifying costs and sources of funding.
Cohn, John M.; Kelsey, Anne L. & Fiels, Keith Michael. (2000). Writing and updating technology plans : A guidebook with sample policies on CD-ROM. NY: Neal-Schuman.
Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and Development (WestEd). Technology policy, research & planning information & resources.
Fulton, David. (2000). E-rate: A resource guide for educators. Educational Media and Technology Yearbook. 25, 57-61.
Integreated Library Systems Reports.
National Exchange Carrier Assoc. (NECA) Fund Page.
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). Technology opportunities program.
Public Library Association. (1998). Collected technology policies. Chicago: Public Library Association. 128p. ISBN: 0-8389-7939-4.
States.org. States Inventory Project.
More school oriented, contains state-based information in the following categories: communications-related demographics, education, government's advanced telecommunications usage, laws and regulations on-line, local competition/deregulation, local level/community projects, on-line delivery of services (telemedicine, telejustice, libraries, kiosks, benefits distribution, emergency services, other services), state regulation of telecommunications/Internet, state-wide communications infrastructure, strategic planning, telecommuting/telework, and universal service/universal access.
U.S. Department of Education's, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Office of Educational Technology, and Office of Elementary and Secondary Education & the American Institutes for Research. (1999, December). An educator's guide to evaluating the use of technology in schools and classrooms.
Wyden, Ron Senator. New Oregon trail resource guide to federal technology grant programs.
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American Library Association Office of Information Technology Policies
American Library Association. Office of Information Technology Policies. Universal Service E-Rate.
ALA Washington Office . Library Services and Technology Act.
American Library Association. Office of Information Technology Policies. Universal Service/E-rate. (2000, July). ALA Special Report #6, (2000, January). ALA Special Report #5, ALA Special Report #4 , (1999, June). (1998, January). ALA Special Report #3, (1997, August). ALA Special Report #2, (1997, May). ALA/EdLiNC Special Report #1.
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Gates
Gates Foundation. Site map.
FAQ.
U.S. library program.
International Initiatives.
Technology training & curricula.
Technical assistance.
Support for grantees.
Networking support.
Logistics support.
Gates Foundation. How much money has the Library Program awarded to date and how many libraries have been affected by these grants.
Grant recipients.
When will my state be eligible to apply for funding.
What exactly is being provided to each library that receives grant funds.
Do Library Program grants mean that state and local government will no longer have to fund public libraries.
Gates Foundation. Automation resources on the Internet.
Gates Foundation. U.S. library programıs determination of population served and poverty rates.
"...describes the data, methodology, and history of the study used to generate service area population (SPOP) and service area poverty rates (SPOV) for each library building in the United States. SPOP is used to allocate computers according to the number of people being served by a particular library building."
Gates Foundation. Library Program computer models.
Gates Foundation. White paper on determination of population served and poverty rates for US public libraries.
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Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Funding
Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Grants to state library agencies commonly referred to as Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grants.
ALA Washington Office. Library Services and Technology Act.
ALA Washington Office. LSTA basic questions and answers.
ALA. Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies. State library agency section.
IMLS. Library Services and Technology Act accomplishments.
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). (1999). E.D. Tabs: State library agencies, Fiscal Year 1999.
Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA). LSTA five-year plans on the Internet
IMLS. Guidelines for the five-year state plan via the Rhode Island Office of Library and Information Services website.
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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). (1998, January). Technology @ your fingertips: A guide to implementing technology solutions for education agencies and institutions.
NCES. (1998, June). State aid to libraries and library systems excluding aid for library construction FY 1996. From State Library Agencies FY 1996 Tables 23b and 23f (expenditures rounded to the nearest $1,000) as reported by Oregon State Library Office of Library Development.
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Technology plans -- How to
See also individual states.
American Library Association. (1996). Writing public library technology plans.
State Library of Colorado. Technology planning resources.
Maine State Library. Model technology plan for universal service discounts application.
Minnesota Department of Children, Family & Learning. Technology planning guide for Minnesota school districts, schools and public libraries.
National Center for Technology Planning.
State Library of New Jersey. E- Rate/Universal Service Discounts.
North Carolina State Library. (1998, November). Technology planning.
Schools and Library Division (SLD). Developing a technology plan, Technology planning policies and procedures, and Technology planning: Commonly asked questions and answers
Simmons, Dave. Writing public library technology plans. New Philadelphia, OH: MOLO Regional Library System.
U.S. Department of Education. NCREL. Technology connections for school improvement planners' Handbook and teacher's guide.
Woody, Wendy. Do's and don'ts of technology planning.
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Alabama State Library. Technology plans and planning.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Alabama State Library. Library Services and Technology Act five-year plan.
Alabama State Library. LSTA 2002 - Rules and regulations.
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School Library Division. Grants to libraries: Federal, state and general.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
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Arizona Department of Libraries, Archives and Public Records. Library Services and Technology Act Arizona state plan.
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Arkansas State Library. Public library information and Gates library initiative in Arkansas
Arkansas State Library. Networking and Arkansas libraries
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
California State Library. Library Services and Technology Act California state plan [pdf].
California Department of Education. (1994). K-12 network technology planning guide.
Rackley, Mike. California Technology information project.
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State Library of Colorado. State funding for libraries.
State Library of Colorado. State grants for libraries act.
State Library of Colorado. County equalization grants.
Colorado Department of Education. State grants to libraries allocation tables.
State Library of Colorado. Colorado continuing education scholarships for library staff.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Colorado Department of Education. Technology planning.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Connecticut State Library. Library Services and Technology Act Connecticut state plan.
Groton Public Library. Technology plan.
Wallingford Public Library Technology plan.
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Delaware
Delaware State Library. Delaware State Library.
No state library grants or technology planning information available.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Florida Department of State. Division of Library & Information Services. (1997). Access for all: Libraries in Florida's future a plan for the continued development of Florida's libraries.
Did not find LSTA 5 year plan.
Florida Department of State. Division of Library & Information Services. Technology planning.
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Georgia Office of Public Library Services. Five year library services and technology plan (LSTA)
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No state library grants or technology planning information available.
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Idaho State Library. (1999). E-rate funding statistics.
Idaho State Library. (1999). E-rate savings make a huge difference in Sandpoint.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Idaho State Library. Library Services and Technology Act Idaho state plan.
Idaho State Library. (1998). Idaho's library future.
Idaho State Library. (1998). Vision of Idaho Libraries.
Idaho State Library. Preparing a technology plan.
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Illinois State Library. Gates library initiative.
Illinois State Library. Library Services and Technology Act Illinois state plan.
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Indiana State Library. Library distributions 2000.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Indiana State Library. Gates foundation Indiana public library grants.
Indiana State Library. Library Services and Technology Act Indiana state plan.
Indiana State Library. (1999). Library Services and Technology Act: Policies and procedures for LSTA implementation: Subgrant handbook.
Kelsey-Traylor, Rose Marie. Where Indiana LSTA dollars went in 2000. Indiana State Library.
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Iowa State Library. Writing a technology plan
Iowa State Library. Information Technology Division. E-Rate information and resources
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Iowa State Library. Five-year plan for the use of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Kansas State Library. Library Services and Technology Act Kansas state plan.
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Kentucky State Library. Telecommunications Act of 1996: Material for Kentucky libraries.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Louisiana State Library. Gates fixes.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
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Maryland
Maryland State Library.
No state library grants or technology planning information available.
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Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. State aid to public libraries.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Library Services and Technology Act Massachusetts state plan.
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Department of Management and Budget. State Chief Information Officer. Michigan Information Network (MIN). Universal service funding.
Michigan. Merit Network. USF Technology e-rate site.
Michigan. Merit Network. USF technology plan information.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Library of Michigan. Michigan libraries receive grants totaling more than $4.8 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation press release.
Library of Michigan. Library Services and Technology Act Michigan state plan.
Library of Michigan. LSTA listserv Subscribe: majordomo@listserv.libraryofmichigan.org. Message: subscribe lsta
was created to provide a forum for dialog specific to the LSTA program.
Library of Michigan. Statistical report.
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Page under construction as of 2/1.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Minnesota State Library. Library Services and Technology Act Minnesota state plan.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
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Missouri State Library. Missouri five-year state plan for the use of Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, fiscal years 1998-2003 and Charting Missouri's library future into the new century.
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Educational rates for K-12 schools and libraries.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
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Nebraska Library Commission. E-rate technology planning worksheet.
Nebraska Library Commission. Technology planning.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Nebraska Library Commission. Information technology plan.
Nebraska Library Commission. Libraries for the 21st century Nebraska Library Commission Library Services and Technology Act.
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Nevada State Library and Archives. LSTA five year plan.
Nevada State Library and Archives. Statewide masterplan for Nevada libraries 2000-2005.
Nevada State Library and Archives. Final project evaluation form for Nevada LSTA projects.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
New Hampshire State Library. LSTA State Plan for New Hampshire.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
State Library of New Jersey. Libraries 2000: New Jersey's technology plan for libraries in the 21st century.
State Library of New Jersey. Annual report of grant programs funded by LSTA.
State Library of New Jersey and Mercer County Community College Library. Outcome based evaluation plan for an LSTA funded project.
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New Mexico State Library. Development Services Bureau. Cooperative and outreach grant application.
New Mexico State Library. Development Services Bureau. Library development grant application.
New Mexico State Library. Development Services Bureau. E-rate Library Discount List (MS Excel.
New Mexico State Library. Development Services Bureau. Guidelines for technology plans 2001-2004, Checklist for a library technology plan, A word about evaluation, Library technology plan form, Sample Technology Plan.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
New Mexico Council on Technology in Education. New Mexico state technology plan.
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New York State Education Department. E-rate central.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
New York State Library. Gates Library Foundation state partnership grant initiative.
New York State Library. LSTA 5 year plan for New York.
New York State Library. Division of Library Development. Five-year library system plan of service.
New York State Library. Division of Library Development. Statewide library technology plan - Electronic doorway library services.
Regents Commission on Library Services. (2000, July 14). Library service in the new century.
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See Library Services & Technology Act (LSTA) Grant Programs and State Aid to Public Libraries.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
North Carolina State Library. Gates Foundation grants in North Carolina.
North Carolina State Library. 5 year LSTA plan for North Carolina.
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Ohio State Library. Model technology plan.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Ohio State Library. Gates Foundation's state partnership program.
Ohio State Library. 5 year LSTA plan for Ohio.
Simmons, Dave. Writing public library technology plans. New Philadelphia, OH: MOLO Regional Library System.
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Oklahoma State Library. 5 year LSTA plan for Oklahoma.
Not available as of 2/2.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Oregon State Library. RFP to conduct LSTA five year plan evaluation.
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Commonwealth Libraries. Bureau of Library Development. Page down to: Fiscal year 2001-2002 library appropriations .
Department of Education. Pennsylvania e-rate listserv archives.
Department of Education. Funding data for PA.
Department of Education. E-tech planner.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Commonwealth Libraries. Bureau of Library Development. Division of Subsidies and Grants for Libraries. (1997, October 31). Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) State Plan [pdf].
University of Pittsburgh. Department of Information Science and Telecommunications. Pennsylvania Education Network. Technology and Assessment Documentation Group. School and technology maps, Schools, technology, and infrastructure maps.
Department of Education. Project Link-to-Learn. Fact sheet for libraries.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
South Carolina State Library. Gates Learning Foundation.
South Carolina State Library. Strategic plan.
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South Dakota State Library. South Dakota's libraries--building toward 2002.
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Tennessee State Library. Tennessee Public Libraries and the E-Rate: Status of Technology Plans.
Tennessee State Library. The universal service application process for 1998 discounts-- A checklist.
Tennessee State Library. TSLA FAQ on Universal Service.
Connect Tennessee Students. FCC E-rate .
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Texas State Library. State plan for the library services and technology act in Texas.
Texas State Library. Agency Strategic Plan FY1999-2003.
Texas State Library. Telecommunications infrastruture fund grants for public libraries.
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Includes sample technology plans.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Utah State Library. LSTA 5 Year Plan.
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Vermont State Library. VT LSTA Long Range Plan - FY1998-FY2002.
Vermont Public Library Foundation, Inc. Public library incentive grants .
Vermont State Library. Vermont mobile library literacy grants.
Information on a Vermont State Library project funded via an IMLS National Leadership Grant.
Vermont State Library. Technology planning documents.
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Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
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Department of Information Services. K-20 network and K-20 network and e-rate.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Washington State Library. Designing our future: A statewide plan for Washington libraries [pdf] and revision process.
Information Services Board. Strategic information technology plan.
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West Virginia Library Commission. Competitive and negotiable grants, & criteria for technology planning.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
West Virginia Library Commission. LSTA Five Year Plan for West Virginia.
West Virginia Library Commission. (2000, November 4). LSTA annual evaluation at the West Virginia Library Association Conference.
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Wisconsin Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. Public Library Development. County library planning and funding and other Act 150 library law changes.
Wisconsin Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. Public Library Development. Cover memo on library system plans and Program budget guidelines for library system annual plans.
Wisconsin Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. . Library technology planning an outline of the process.
Schools and Libraries Division (SLD). E-rate funds awarded in this state for: Year 3, Year 2, & Year 2.
Wisconsin Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. . LSTA five year plan.
Wisconsin Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. . Wisconsin Library Technology Strategic Plan.
Wisconsin Division for Libraries, Technology, and Community Learning. . Technology and resource sharing: Division plans.
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Wyoming
Wyoming State Library. Wyoming grants information.
Wyoming State Library. Grants to individuals.
Wyoming State Library. LSTA continuing education grant evaluation.
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Canada
Nova Scotia Regional Libraries.Strategic plan.
Hamilton, Ontario Public Library. Technology implementation plan.
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