Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1991 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

Institution	Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
Titel	Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1991 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.
Quelle	(1992), (119 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	0364-1236
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Nachschlagewerk; Assistive Devices (for Disabled); Blindness; Braille; Library Networks; Library Statistics; National Programs; Nonprint Media; Organization; Outreach Programs; Physical Disabilities; Public Libraries; Regional Libraries; Resource Materials; Tables (Data); Talking Books; User Needs (Information) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Blindheit; nicht übertragen; Organisation; Organisationsstruktur; Jobcoaching; Physical handicap; Körperbehinderung; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Quellenmaterial; Tabelle; Benutzerbedürfnis
Abstract	The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress selects and produces full-length books and magazines in braille and on recorded disc and cassette. NLS distributes these materials to a cooperating network of 56 regional and 89 subregional libraries in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Guam for circulation to eligible borrowers by postage-free mail. Network libraries also offer reference, readers' advisory, free playback equipment and accessories, and other services. The two major sections of this report provide listings of: (1) NLS Network Libraries and Machine-Lending Agencies--with libraries arranged alphabetically by state, then regional and subregional libraries listed alphabetically by city, including information on machine-lending and braille-lending capabilities, special collections and services, assistive devices, and publications; and (2) Other Library Resources at the National Level--with listings arranged alphabetically by organization, including information on eligibility requirements, special media available, subject coverage, reading level, and lending policies. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers given for these libraries and agencies are current as of July 1992. Two appendices present statistics on NLS network libraries' readership and circulation from federal FY 1991 and data on budget, staff, and collections received in response to a questionnaire circulated to the network libraries in February 1992. (ALF)
Anmerkungen	Reference Section, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, Washington, DC 20542 (free to libraries and organizations).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC