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Download full textHouston Public Library, TX. – 1975
A pamphlet on special aids for senior library users lists items available from the Houston Public Library. Magnifiers (some illuminated), bedspecs (prism glasses), book holders, large print telephone dials, and games suitable for the visually handicapped or bedridden are described. The library's collections of slides and films, both 8mm and 16mm,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Games, Library Equipment, Library Guides
Arnold, Jane; And Others – 1982
Prepared for users of OCLC terminals at the Michigan State University library, this manual provides a brief description of the contents of the OCLC database, instructions for constructing search requests in OCLC, guidelines for interpreting OCLC search results, a key to "reading" the OCLC screen, an overview of typical terminal responses…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Definitions, Information Retrieval, Input Output Devices
Dartmouth Coll., Hanover, NH. Library. – 1978
Included in this user's guide to the Jones Microtext Center at Dartmouth College are instructions on how to locate and use items in the microtext collection and descriptions of the center's holdings and other services. The types of microform are defined, and the use of both the card and serials catalogs are explained. These various collections,…
Descriptors: Catalogs, College Libraries, Diagrams, Government Publications
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1982
This compilation of documents submitted by various academic and research libraries on library services to the disabled is arranged under six topics. Policy and procedure statements are addressed by Colorado State University and the Universities of Wisconsin at Madison, Connecticut, and Missouri. The University of British Columbia and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Librarians
Metcalf, Keyes D. – 1965
A nontechnical guide to many facets in the design of efficient libraries is presented for everyone concerned with library building planning. The author discusses--(1) the problems involved in planning libraries for the future, (2) the library objectives and their relation to aesthetic problems, quality of construction, function and cost, (3) the…
Descriptors: Building Design, Construction Costs, Equipment, Facility Guidelines
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC. – 1975
This handbook contains policy and procedure guidelines for establishing and maintaining libraries for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (in regional, area, and insuring offices). In addition to delineating the relationship between these field libraries to the headquarters HUD Division Library, the text offers guidelines…
Descriptors: Government Libraries, Guides, Library Circulation, Library Collections
Ragsdale, Kate W., Comp. – 1991
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) Kit presents the results of a survey on issues and concerns associated with planning for library services for persons with disabilities. The survey was sent to 119 U.S. and Canadian Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and returned by 74. The report is based on the responses of libraries which…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities
