Texas Libraries, Volume 37, Number 3, Fall 1975 Page: 101
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as James Doyle and Dr. John Hall discuss the systems study.
The Systems Study Advisory Committee met on December 16
to consider Phase I of the study. After discussion, committee
members recommended that the Texas Library and Historical
Commission accept Phase I and authorize the consultants to
proceed to Phase II. Under the study plan adopted when the
contract was signed, this was to deal with AI:ernative Models for
Organization and Governance.
Ten broad questions were raised in Phase [I.
1. Is the recommended system capable of effectively working with
other systems, multi-state and national?
2. What powers are necessary in the State Library?
3. What are the roles of the State Library in program planning,
system coordination, setting of standards, financial management,
evaluating and reporting?
4. What structural arrangements facilitate participation of
libraries and librarians in policy formulatior_ at the state level?
5. What are the criteria for determining the size of effective
library systems in terms of number of libraries, types and sizes of
libraries, geography, and demography?
6. How may library systems within the State be best organized to
achieve their objectives in the spirit of voluntary collaboration of101
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