Shavit's book is an implementation analysis of the impact of
federal aid on the organization and administration of state library
agencies. He examines five state libraries in detail, supplemented
by data from eight other states that have reported using federal
funds for their libraries. Through the use of qualitative
evaluation methods and unstructured interviews with the people
involved, Shavit attempts to answer many of the questions
surrounding his topic including implementation, the stimulus for
institutional change, the extent of accomplishment with regard to
legislatively mandated activities, how the agencies have been
strengthened and improved, and the realistic expectations of the
response to federal aid. Finally, he proposes recommendations for
future policy regarding federal aid to public libraries and the
role of state library agencies in relation to such aid.
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