International Resource Book For Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons

Download or read book International Resource Book for Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons written by Joanne Locke and published by ISSN. This book was released on 2001 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference work provides librarians with a history of the International Federation of Library Associations' (IFLA) endeavors to create libraries that are accessible to the disadvantaged, with a chronicle of the results of its committees and conferences and a list of papers presented at its annual conferences since 1965. The remainder of the book provides bibliographies of studies on creating library services for the following populations: the deaf, elderly, visually impaired, hospital patients, and prisoners. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR