Library Trends articles from June 1992

Library Trends archives from June 1992

We have come a long way. (library services to the deaf)
June 22, 1992... Abstract This article gives an overview of past and present library services to, and policies about, deaf people. The unique properties of the deaf community are discussed. Recent developments in deaf studies, library services for...

Overcoming communication barriers: communicating with deaf people.
June 22, 1992... Abstract There is no typical deaf or hard-of-hearing person. Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons come from diverse backgrounds and use differing communication modes. Librarians can best communicate with and serve these individuals by...

Deafness-related materials: collection development and information retrieval. (includes related list of journals and publishers)
June 22, 1992... Abstract Building a well-rounded collection of materials related to deafness requires matching patrons' needs with books and audiovisual items that will fill these needs. This article will discuss a variety of needs and offer some...

The rustle of a star: an annotated bibliography of deaf characters in fiction. (Bibliography)
June 22, 1992... Abstract This article presents a bibliography of 136 works of fiction, published in English, which feature deaf characters. It is divided into sections: novels for adult readers (fifty-six entries), short stories (thirty-nine...

Standards for library media centers in schools for the deaf: an updated perspective.
June 22, 1992... Abstract Seven major national standards for school libraries or school media centers have been developed since 1920. The most important, and successful of these standards, for a variety of reasons, was the 1960 Standards for School...

"Silent" films revisited: captioned films for the deaf. (includes list of repository libraries)
June 22, 1992... Abstract The silent films of the early 1900s had a huge audience, hearing and deaf, for public entertainment and instruction. The advent of "talkies," however, excluded deaf people from this means of access to mainstream American...

To lighten doubt and drive away despair: historic sources and current resources at the New York State Library. (includes bibliography on hearing impairment)
June 22, 1992... Abstract Thomas H. Gallaudet, an American born pioneer educator for deaf children, lobbied vigorously in several states for funding to establish a national school for the deaf in Hartford, Connecticut. On the occasion of Gallaudet's...

Guidelines for libraries serving persons with a hearing impairment.
June 22, 1992... Abstract In 1984, The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped published Revised Standards and Guidelines of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped...