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 …

Libraries all over the world serve to locate, procure, prepare, store, make available and
disseminate information through appropriate means/media to their numerous and diverse …

Discusses various strategies for the provision of library andinformation services to visually
impaired students in Tanzania. Considers the benefits and problems associated with each …

The study investigated information service provision to the people with visual and physical
impairments in public university libraries in Kenya. The study was underpinned by the …

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 paper reviewed literature to determine the information and library needs of the visually
impaired and the kind of materials they utilize to satisfy their information needs. The paper …

The library has always been acknowledged as the hub of information to all in the academic
environment. However, library services for the visually impaired in developing countries is …

Library services for visually impaired persons (VIPs) play an important role in providing for
their information needs. This study describes the current status of library services for VIPs in …

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 …

Libraries have a moral obligation to make information available to all categories of users
regardless of their gender, age, race, political affiliation or disability. However, a lot of people …