Crash Course in Library Services to People with Disabilities - Softcover

Roberts, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1591587670 ISBN 13: 9781591587675

Publisher: Libraries Unlimited, 2010

Synopsis

This book helps libraries identify and implement new ways to serve their physically or mentally disabled patients.

Authors Ann Roberts and Dr. Richard Smith work at the state level with persons with disabilities. They find that very few librarians feel comfortable with providing services addressed to the needs of the disabled, yet those who do offer services and programs other libraries can adopt and adapt.

Crash Course in Library Services to People with Disabilities will help librarians get up to speed in understanding disabled persons and what they can do to make library premises and holdings more accessible to them. It provides basic information on the different types of mental and physical disabilities a librarian might encounter, then offers a range of exemplary policies, services, and programs for people with disabilities―efforts that are in place and working across the country.

• Provides assessment tools that help libraries gauge their ability to meet the needs of disabled patrons
• Includes a comprehensive index

About this title

About the Author

Ann Roberts is a reference librarian at the United State Patent and Trademark Office, Public Search Facility. She has worked in public, academic, and government libraries, as well as with historical collections.


Ann Roberts is a Certified Archivist and has worked in historical societies, archives and libraries for almost twenty years. She is currently the Adult Services Consultant for the Missouri State Library and Coordinator of the Missouri Center for the Book.

Edition details

• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1591587670
• ISBN 13: 9781591587675
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176