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School Library Systems, a state-aided program sponsored by each BOCES
or 'Big 5' city school district, [SLS in CRISIS-proposals
for action!]provide vital library and information resources
to public and nonpublic schools throughout the State. Each system operates
under an approved plan of service[Legislative
-action needed]and provides leadership and
training through professional development activities; facilitates resource-sharing
among its member school libraries; promotes advances in technology
for information storage and retrieval; focuses on cooperative collection
development of school library materials; and addresses the information needs
of special client groups and participates in regional library issues with
public, academic and special libraries. Students, teachers and administrators
in each service area benefit from the activities of the program.
..TOWARDS THE END of developing lifelong learning practices in students and to provide free and open access to information for all citizens of New York State.
As part of their service to schools the School Library Systems of New York State have a history of coordinating favorable statewide pricing for on-line subscription databases. Coordinated buying through school library systems allows school districts to insure low cost access often not possible for individual school districts.
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