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An Evaluation of Volunteers in the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Final Report.

Applied Management Sciences, Inc., Silver Spring, MD. – 1980

This evaluation of the use of volunteers in the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) had five objectives: (1) to determine all categories of tasks currently performed by volunteers for network programs and to estimate the amount of time spent on each category by volunteers on a yearly basis; (2) to assess the…

Descriptors: Blindness, Formative Evaluation, Library Networks, Library Personnel

Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped: A Directory with FY 1994 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1995

The first part of this directory of National Library Service (NLS) resources for the blind and physically handicapped lists NLS network libraries and machine-lending agencies, arranged alphabetically by state. The information for each library includes its address, telephone and fax numbers, librarian, hours of operation, book and special…

Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiotape Recordings, Blindness, Braille

Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1997 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1998

This document lists resources for the blind and physically handicapped in National Library Service (NLS) network libraries and machine-lending agencies, arranged alphabetically by state. Within each state, the regional library appears first, followed by subregional libraries (in any) listed alphabetically by city. In several states, two regional…

Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Directories, Information Sources

Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped: A Directory with FY 1993 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1994

The first part of this National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped directory lists NLS network libraries and machine-lending agencies, arranged alphabetically by state. The information for each library includes its address, telephone number, librarian, hours of operation, book collection, assistive devices, special…

Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiotape Recordings, Blindness, Braille

Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped: A Directory with FY 1999 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 2000

A free national library service providing recorded and Braille materials to blind and physically handicapped persons is administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress. In this directory, NLS network libraries and machine-lending agencies are arranged alphabetically by state. Within…

Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille, Information Sources

Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1989 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1990

A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administrated by the National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress. With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines…

Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks

Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1990 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1991

Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks

Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1988 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1989

A free national library service providing recorded and braille materials is administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped in the Library of Congress (NLS). With the cooperation of authors and publishers who grant permission to use copyrighted books, NLS selects and produces full-length books and magazines in…

Descriptors: Audiotape Cassettes, Blindness, Braille, Library Networks

Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. A Directory with FY 1991 Statistics on Readership, Circulation, Budget, Staff, and Collections.

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Library of Congress, Washington, DC. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. – 1992

The National Library Service (NLS) for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress selects and produces full-length books and magazines in braille and on recorded disc and cassette. NLS distributes these materials to a cooperating network of 56 regional and 89 subregional libraries in the United States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin…

Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Blindness, Braille, Library Networks

Michigan Library Statistical Report. 1997 Edition.

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Michigan Library, Lansing. – 1997

This 1997 edition focuses on statistical data supplied by Michigan public libraries, public library cooperatives, and those public libraries which serve as regional or subregional outlets for blind and physically handicapped patrons. Statistics on academic libraries are also presented in this edition, and summary statistics for prior fiscal years…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Blindness, Costs

Directory of Michigan Library Statistics. 1994 Edition. Reporting 1992 and 1993 Statistical Activities including: Public Library Statistics, Library Cooperative Statistics, Regional/Subregional Statistics.

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Leaf, Donald C., Comp.; Neely, Linda, Comp. – 1994

This edition focuses on statistical data supplied by Michigan public libraries, public library cooperatives, and those public libraries which serve as regional or subregional outlets for blind and physically handicapped services. Since statistics in Michigan academic libraries are typically collected in odd-numbered years, they are not included…

Descriptors: Annual Reports, Blindness, Costs, Data Analysis