Libraries for the Blind Section
International Directory of Libraries for the Blind
4th Edition
IFLA Headquarters, The Hague
20 April 2000
IFLA is very pleased to present to you the latest publication in the IFLA Publication Series.
The fourth edition of the International Directory of Libraries for the Blind is printed from a database which is maintained by the Japanese Society for the Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities (JSRPD) on behalf of the IFLA Section of Libraries for the Blind.
The most current information is available via Internet http://ifla.jsrpd.jp/
The original database was set up for the third edition of the International Directory of Libraries for the Blind published in 1990, and which was based on all the entries of the first and second editions. In addition to occasional updates, the contact address and telephone/fax information was updated in 1998 by referring to the online database of the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
The Directory is arranged alphabetically by countries. Within countries, individual organizations are also arranged alphabetically. Each organization has a unique entry number. An alphabetical list of 242 organizations in 78 countries and an index of 82 different languages follow the datasheets.
'Libraries for the blind are essential to the learning culture of every society and because learning and information are not limited by boundaries, it is important that libraries for the blind cooperate to support each other in making information accessible and available to those unable to read print. Blind people depend on libraries to collect, organize and make the information they need accessible to them. The 4th edition of the Directory of Libraries for the Blind, undertaken with the support of libraries for the blind from around the world, assembles information about the participating libraries and facilitates both communication and cooperation. It is a first step towards the vision of a world library of alternate format materials.' As Rosemary Kavanagh, Chair of the IFLA Section of Libraries for the Blind says.
Bibliographic Details:
International Directory of Libraries for the Blind / Ed. by Misako Nomura and Mayu Yamada. [International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]. - 4.ed.. - München : Saur, 2000, XXIV, 252 p. 21 cm
(IFLA Publications ; 90)
ISBN 3-598-21816-8
Ordering Details:
Price: EUR 54 / IFLA Members EUR 36
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