Library Trends articles from March 2007

Library Trends archives from March 2007

Introduction.
March 22, 2007... The original intention of the editor of Library Trends was to publish an issue devoted to a worldwide review of library services for all disabled people. We realized that this would be a formidable challenge that we did not feel competent to...

A user's perspective.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT This article is a personal account of the challenges faced by a library school lecturer who loses sight later in life. It illustrates the difficulties faced by visually impaired people in the United Kingdom in obtaining access...

The opportunities and challenges of the digital age: a blind user's perspective.(Company overview)
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT Library services for blind and visually impaired people (VIPs) have been inextricably tied up with alternative format production, which has never risen above 4 percent of standard-text publishing. The impact of digital...

An overview of international research into the library and information needs of visually impaired people.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT The background to general user needs assessment, including its value in service design and development, and the range of applicable methodologies is discussed. The diverse nature of users is recognized and the inappropriateness...

Serving the blind and physically handicapped in the United States of America.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT Since the early 1930s federal legislation has enabled the Library of Congress to offer free library service to blind and physically handicapped individuals resident in the United States as well as to U.S. citizens overseas....

Sharing a vision to improve library services for visually impaired people in the United Kingdom.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT The United Kingdom has an unplanned, mixed library economy of services for visually impaired people compared with other developed countries. This article sets out the historical context within which this has come about; attempts...

Setting up a computerized catalog and distribution database of alternative format materials for blind and visually impaired persons in Nigeria.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT The purpose of the project discussed in this article was to set up a computerized catalog and distribution database of alternative materials for visually impaired people in Nigeria. The project was based on the need to open...

Library and resource center facilities for visually and print impaired people in developing countries.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT The notion of developing countries needs definition, as do the concepts of visual and print impairment. The article looks at the situation of print impaired people in various countries and proposes possible activities to meet...

The role and activities of the IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to introduce some of the issues that blind and other print disabled people face in connection with reading and to explain how this situation influences the role of libraries for the blind. It goes...

Libraries for the blind as accessible content publishers: copyright and related issues.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT Libraries for the blind developed as charities, circulating and producing, for the most part, Braille. Their seeking of copyright licenses to permit them to produce such books did not pose any particular threat to copyright...

Resource discovery: catalogs, cataloging, and the user.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT This article considers resource discovery from the viewpoint of visually impaired people. Starting with the tasks of find, identify, select, and obtain, it examines how catalogs can be enhanced to assist visually impaired users....

The DAISY standard: entering the global virtual library.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT The emergence of the modern information society and the rapid development of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has spurred libraries serving visually impaired people to cooperate globally in order to manage the...

Web accessibility.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT The increasing provision of Web-based information resources has moved from a simple text interface to dynamic and interactive designs. While this move has provided people with a more creative and flexible experience, there are...

The impact of the Integrated Digital Library System on the CNIB Library.
March 22, 2007... ABSTRACT Technological change has been the norm for libraries serving people who are blind or otherwise print disabled. Technology is required to produce and disseminate books in various formats, and technical devices are often used as a...