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American Foundation for the Blind, New York, NY. – 1979
This report, which summarizes a series of studies conducted to ascertain the extent to which visually impaired persons use the programs of the Library of Congress National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped (NLS), presents an overview of findings concerning the size and demographic characteristics of the household target…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Federal Programs, Library Services
Berkowitz, Marvin; And Others – 1979
This segment of a series of studies to ascertain the degree to which visually impaired persons use the Library of Congress National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped (NLS) focuses on the characteristics of the potential user population. Data are presented on the following topics: (1) the framework for examining the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Demography, Federal Programs, Library Services
Berkowitz, Marvin; And Others – 1979
This segment of a series of studies to ascertain the degree to which visually impaired persons use the Library of Congress National Library Service for the blind and physically handicapped (NLS) assesses the reading limitations of institutional residents and provides a basis for estimating the potential demand for print alternatives among such…
Descriptors: Blindness, Federal Programs, Hospitals, Institutional Libraries
Berkowitz, Marvin; And Others – 1979
This report, which summarizes a series of studies conducted to ascertain the extent to which visually impaired persons use the programs of the Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), explains the survey methodology used and presents an overview of findings concerning characteristics, activities,…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Blindness, Braille, Federal Programs
Download full textDurkin, Robert E., Ed. – 1971
The second conference on Federal Information Resources continued the discussion, begun in 1970, between the Federal library and information community and the research library community. Although each had its particular mission and problems, there is agreement that some problems are common to the two groups and that, in at least some instances, the…
Descriptors: Black Community, Conferences, Federal Programs, Feedback
Herner, Saul; And Others – 1980
This is an evaluation of Phase Two of the Federal Library Network Prototype Project which involved the use of telefacsimile and slow-scan television for interlibrary loan and communication activities among federal libraries from July 1978 to March 1980. The evaluation procedure included site visits to participating libraries, analysis of data…
Descriptors: Closed Circuit Television, Evaluation Methods, Facsimile Transmission, Federal Government
Black, D.V.; And Others – 1973
To perform a complete and useful evaluation of the impact of federal funding, under Titles I, II, and IV of the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA), on public library services to the disadvantaged, handicapped, and institutionalized, two convergent lines of study were undertaken: the study of project plans and achievements and the study…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Information Needs
