Visually impaired people have the same library and information needs as everyone else,
although they may require adaptations in the form of service. Digital services offer new …

In 1998, the Department of Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) made available a£ 200,000
grant through the Library and Information Commission (LIC) to ensure that blind and visually …

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 …

Reports results of a survey of library services to blind users in Ireland, con ducted as a follow
up to the author's previous survey of such services in select ed institutions, including three …

Reports results of a questionnaire survey of UK public library services, undertaken at the
end of 1999 by the Library and Information Statistics Unit (LISU), Loughborough University …

Edited version of paper presented at the World Library and Information Congress: 69th IFLA
General Conference and Council, 1–8 August 2003, Berlin. Describes the activities of the …

The article focuses on an institution working to improve library and information services in
the Great Britain for visually impaired people. In 1989, a blind senior employee of the Royal …

This paper reports on a 1999 study of services to visually impaired users in United Kingdom
(UK) public libraries. Data were gathered using a mail questionnaire survey of all UK public …

The provision of library resources for visually impaired students in the further education
sector was investigated, and the effect the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act …

Reports the activities of IFLA's Round Table of Libraries for the Blind to develop library
services, including the production of audiomaterials in standardized formats to facilitate …