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Periodicals

The Decision to Retire, Colorado Libraries, Vol 31, # 2, Summer, 2005

Letter from the Chair, an article in each of the International Leads newsletter of the International Relations Round Table, June, 2004 – June, 2005

Project ABLE – an Example for Successful Collaboration between Libraries in Bulgaria and USA, Libraries, Globalisation and Cooperation, Papers from the International Conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria, 3-5 November, 2004, Sofia, 2005

Staff Development: A State and Regional Perspective, Colorado Libraries, Vol. 30, # 2, Summer, 2004

The Bad News Is…Budget Cuts. The Good News Is … Actually, There Isn’t Any Good News, Colorado Libraries, Vol

Leadership, Colorado Libraries, Vol. 27, # 1, Spring, 2001

Monthly article in Centennial Libraries from 1987 til 2000 when the print version was discontinued.

Guest Editor, Information Literacy, Colorado Libraries, Vol. 24, # 4, Winter, 1998,

Collection Development Decisions in a World Wide Web Environment, Proceedings of the 13th Integrated Online Library Systems Meeting, New York, May 13-14, 1998

Telecommunications Discounts: Financial Windfall or Fool’s Gold ? American Libraries, Dec. 1997, with Phyllis Albritton

Funding the Vision: The Access Colorado Library and Information Network The Bottom Line, Managing Library Finances, Vol. 9, #1, 1996

Picturing Aliteracy, Letter to the Editor, School Library Journal, Sept. 1996, Vol. 42, #9

Access Colorado Library and Information Network, Proceedings of the 10th Integrated Online Library Systems Meeting, New York, May 3-4, 1995

The Role of Leadership in Planning: A Frank and Candid Analysis of the Realities of Planning in the Public Sector. Occasional. Papers, Nos. 198/199. Critical Issues in Library Management, Organizing Leadership and Decision-Making. Papers from the 35th Allerton Institute. Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne. June, 1995

Role of the Library on the Information Highway, Colorado Libraries, Fall, 1995, Vol 21 #3

Access Colorado: Vision-Reality-Vision, Colorado Libraries, June 1992, Vol. 18, # 2

A Long and Winding Road: System/CRC Funding, Colorado Libraries, December, 1992, Vol. 18, # 4

How to Have a Successful Volunteer Program, Colorado Libraries, June, 1991, Vol. 17, #2

Leadership, Colorado Libraries, March, 1988, Vol. 14, # 1

Public Library Association, The ALA Yearbook of Library and Information Services, Vol. 9, 1984

Books and Pamphlets by Nancy Bolt (also as JNR Associates)

Community Based Librarianship: A Manual and Planning Tools, author and editor published in both English and Bulgarian (available upon request). Chapters include:

  • Developing a Community Information Center ( Bolt author)
  • Collaboration and Cooperation to Build a Community Information Center (Bolt author)
  • Working with Local Government (Bolt author)
  • Marketing a Community Information Center (Bolt editor)
  • Fundraising (Bolt editor)

CRLC An Organization in Transition. Capitol Region Library Council, 1999. With Sandra Stephan

Strategic Planning for Multitype Library Cooperatives: A Planning Process, ASCLA, 1998. With Sandra Stephan

Access for All, Libraries in Florida Future, A Plan for the Continued Development of Florida’s Libraries, Florida Dept. of State, Division of Library and Information Services, July 1997. With Sandra S. Stephan

Florida Plan for Interlibrary Cooperation and Resource Sharing and Network Development. Developed by the Florida Network Planning Task Force and the State Library of Florida with assistance from JNR Associates. March, 1994. With Jerry McCarthy.

The Cameo Handbook: Community Analysis Methods & Evaluative Option. Virginia State Library and Archives. 1993. With Sandra Cooper

Workpages for the PLA Planning Process. State Library of Florida, 1990. With Sandra Cooper.

Library Cooperation in Kansas, 1988-1992. A Long Range Plan, January 4, 1988. Prepared for the Kansas Planning Group by JNR Associates with Sandra Cooper

Long Range Plan for Arizona Libraries. Prepared for the Arizona Statewide Library Planning Council and Arizona Dept. of Archives and Public Records. 1987. With Peat Marwick and Mitchell.

Library Service in Wauwatosa, 1986-1990. The Wauwatosa Public Library, Recommended by the Wauwatosa Public Library Planning committee prepared with the assistance of Nancy M. Bolt, JNR Associates. 1986

Continuing Education Needs Assessment, Group Interview Technique Manual. American Library Association, CLENE Round Table. 1985 With Sue Mahmoodi and Sandra Stephan.

Public Library Needs and State Services, A Study Prepared for the Kentucky Dept. of Libraries and Archives, September, 1985. With Peat Marwick and Mitchell

State Aid, A Survey Report. Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Associations. 1984

Leadership for Colorado Libraries, The Role of Trustees, A Workshop for Trustees and the Library Director. Colorado State Library, August, 1985. With Alice Ihrig

Options for Small Libraries, Recommendations and a Planning Guide, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. September, 1985. With Corinne Johnson

Need for Library Service and Cooperation Among Libraries, Brown County, Ohio, January 1984

Evaluating the Library Director, American Library and Trustee Association, ALA, 1983 Alta Publication #6

State Aid, 1983, Chief Officers of State Library Agencies and American Library Association, 1983

Maryland Plan for Libraries, 1981-1986. Maryland Dept. of Education, Division of Library Development and Service. 1982

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