Author: Mary C. ChamberlainPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries and the blind
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Library Work with the Blind
Author: Mary C. ChamberlainPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries and the blind
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Reading Groups, Libraries and Social Inclusion
Author: Dr Eileen HyderPublisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
ISBN: 1472403924
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 113
Book Description
Reading groups have grown rapidly in popularity and continue to be a significant cultural phenomenon. Reading groups in public libraries, linked to the learning and social inclusion agenda, have expanded to include a wide range of groups within society, including people with visual impairments (VIPs). This under-researched area is the focus of this book. Library-based VIP reading groups are interesting on many levels. Given that these groups predominantly use audio versions of the text (rather than print), this links to debates about the changing nature of reading in a multi-modal age. This book discusses whether contemporary society still defines reading as a visual activity or whether technological developments have led to a broadening of the definition of reading. The author goes on to discuss how policy is translated into practice within the library context and whether the wide range of reading groups linked to libraries suggests that libraries understand and are taking the social inclusion agenda seriously. She also explores how effectively libraries are using reading groups as a tool for delivering on the agenda for learning and how this sits within wider priorities for post-compulsory education and lifelong learning. Finally the book suggests ideas for future development for these groups, outlining ways in which their potential could be maximised for the benefit of both the library and the reading group members. The book will be of great interest to professional librarians as well as students and scholars of librarianship. It will also be of interest to those working on the emerging field of reading groups in literary studies. Those interested in the role of reading in education, as well as disability scholars, will also find the book useful.
Library Work With the Blind (Classic Reprint)
Author: Mary C. ChamberlainPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781333401955
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Excerpt from Library Work With the Blind The New York State Library for the Blind was founded in March 1896. It was the first of the five state libraries which now have departments for the blind and has the third largest collection of books for the blind in the country. In 1896 the Detroit Public Library placed 110 volumes on its shelves. The reading-room for the blind in the Library of Congress was opened in 1897. The librarian's report for that year states that in a library of a national character and reopening under improved conditions it was deemed wise to make some pro vision for the blind. The library was therefore started with a good collection of books and music which had come to it mainly through the operation of the copyright laws. These were the pioneers in the library work for the blind. There are now between 60 and 70 libraries owning and circulating embossed type books. The names of these libraries are given in the report of the Committee on Work for the Blind of the American Library Association to the Berkeley meeting in 1915. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Library Work
Author: Library Facilities for the Blind in the United States
Author: American Library Association. Committee on work for the blindPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries and the blind
Languages : en
Pages : 8
Book Description
LIB WORK W/THE BLIND
Author: Mary C. ChamberlainPublisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781373935632
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
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Library Work Cumulated
Author: Library Work with the Blind, by Mary C. Chamberlain...
Author: Mary C. ChamberlainLibrary Work with the Blind in Salt Lake City
Author: Lynn David WoodsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blind
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Library Literature
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliographical literature
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
"An index to library and information science".