PERIODICALS FOR THE DISABLED

Recent federal legislation mandates integration of disabled Americans into the mainstream of our society. Consequently, there is a need for more information about physically disabled persons. Librarians and other professionals must acquire a realistic understanding of the perspectives and concerns of people with disabilitites. This understanding is best gained from contact with the disabled themselves. While extensive personal contact with the disabled is not possible for many people, they can acquire this understanding by reading the periodical literature published for (and often by) disabled persons. These periodicals serve several important functions for disabled consumers, and their emphases have changed as the information demands of the disabled have evolved over the years. To librarians and other professionals, these periodicals offer information not found elsewhere about publications and services for the disabled. More importantly, they can educate librarians, rehabilitation professionals, and the general public about the needs and abilities of those Americans who are physically disabled.     

LIBRARY SERVICE TO THE DISABLED

Recent legislation has mandated equal rights for disabled people and an appropriate education for all disabled children. All professions are upgrading service, making architectural adaptations for the physically disabled, and adapting programs to the needs of this important segment of the population. The library profession needs to deuelop information and referral collections for disabled persons, learn about special curriculum materiales for disabled children, and deuelop the new field of "Rehabilitation Librarianship," since many rehabilitation facilities do not yet haue trained librarians on their staffs. Most important information is to be found in periodicals and newsletters. This bibliography offers a basic listing of journals in the fields of medical and uocational rehabilitation, special education, and journals written for disabled people themsleues. Existing data bases are mentioned and the continuing need for a central information clearinghouse cited.     

The Library of Pfennigparade Foundation in Munich,Germany—Accessible all Around

The article is about the accessible library of Pfennigparade Foundation and its peculiarities owing to its special target group. The origins and aims of Pfennigparade Foundation, a rehabilitation center for physically disabled in Munich in Germany, are briefly expounded. The author presents in detail the library of Pfennigparade Foundation with its rooms, its collection, and its specific service especially aligned at readers with physical handicaps.     

ABLEDATA: a database of products for the disabled

ABLEDATA (ABLE), a database funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of Education and produced by the Adaptive Equipment Center of Newington Children's Hospital, Newington, Connecticut, provides information on more than 17,000 rehabilitation products from over 2,000 manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada. ABLE, which is available through BRS Search Service, BRS Colleague, and BRS After Dark, is a useful resource for rehabilitation professionals and others who wish to locate appropriate assistive devices for all categories of disabled persons.     

The Reference Librarian as Audience for NLS Reference Publications

The author describes the collections, roles, and services of the Reference Section of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress. He suggests that there is an audience among reference librarians for the publications produced by the NLS Reference Section. The reference librarians of the NLS network of regional and subregional libraries serving visually impaired and physically disabled readers are, of course, a primary audience for NLS reference publications. However, all items may be used as well by other librarians serving visually impaired and physically disabled people, the majority of whom undoubtedly work in public libraries. The author argues that as reference tools these publications may be used to answer quite specific inquiries and to make sound referrals on a wide range of questions. Librarians may request individual titles or have their libraries placed on a mailing list for any of the cited series.     

谈图书馆为残疾人提供信息服务——IFLA第89号专业报告解读

IFLA第89号专业报告旨在倡导“每个公民都有进入图书馆的权利”。文章参照报告的体系结构,从图书馆的物理设施、馆藏资源类型和服务及社会残疾人组织和个人交流三个方面进行解读。谈谈图书馆应如何保证和满足残疾人用户对文献信息的需求。     

高师院校图书馆对残疾弱势群体知识援助的思考

分析研究我国残疾人弱势群体基本现状,总结出知识贫困是影响残疾人弱势群体生活水平的重要因素,认为高师院校图书馆有必要对残疾人弱势群体提供知识援助;提出对残疾人弱势群体提供知识援助的方式,包括无障碍设施建设、残疾人文献资源建设、更新服务观念、开展残疾人个性化服务等。     

近10年我国公共图书馆残疾人服务研究综述

分析2003-2012年公共图书馆残疾人服务研究情况,包括:无障碍物理环境建设、无障碍网络环境建设、无障碍资源建设、无障碍的人文环境建设、国外经验介绍以及现状调研,指出存在的问题:缺乏对国外最新进展的信息跟踪和先进案例的深度报导,缺少对残疾人信息需求的实证调研,缺乏对残疾人数字图书馆的研究和对公共图书馆残疾人服务的政策法规的研究。     

图书馆如何对残疾人实施知识援助

我国残疾人绝对知识贫困人口在各类弱势群体中所占比例最高。图书馆作为社会支持网中的一个成员，应该承担起对残疾人知识援助的责任与义务。无障碍环境建设、特殊文献资源建设，以及残疾人数字图书馆建设，是图书馆对残疾人实施知识援助的基本条件；根据不同类别对残疾人提供深度知识服务，是图书馆帮助残疾人实现平等获取知识信息权利的有力手段；国家政策及法律的完善，图书馆管理体制的创新等，是图书馆帮助残疾人充分参与社会生活，回归社会主流的制度保障。     

Health sciences librarians and mental health laws.

Two U.S. Supreme Court decisions, O'Connor v. Donaldson and Bounds v. Smith, hold important implications for health sciences librarians serving in mental health facilities. The first, O'Connor, with its many ancillary holdings, puts mental health personnel on notice that patients have certain basic rights, which courts all over the country will now be required to enforce. In Bounds the court has ruled that prison authorities must assist prison inmates in preparing and filing legal papers. The ruling will most likely benefit all mentally disabled prisoners, and future litigation may expand this category to include: (1) persons committed under the criminal code, (2) persons under involuntary commitment not related to the criminal code, and (3) persons voluntarily committed. A selective annotated bibliography, consisting of background readings in mental health and the law, basic rights, law library materials, and mental health legal services, has been compiled to help librarians establish and develop legal collections in anticipation of court decisions that will expand the conditions of Bounds to include all mentally disabled patients.     

On the other side of the reference desk: the patron with a physical disability.

In order for reference librarians to overcome feelings of inadequacy which they experience in aiding physically disabled patrons, they must educate themselves about the special needs of these patrons. This article will address the concerns, common mistakes, and difficulties involved in personal interactions with disabled individuals, particularly as they relate to the reference setting. In addition, specific steps will be described to minimize the difficult aspects of these interactions; these will be presented in terms of attitudinal and service activities. An attempt also will be made to describe aspects of these reference interactions which are unique to various health care settings.     

On the Other Side of the Reference Desk:

In order for reference librarians to overcome feelings of inadequacy which they experience in aiding physically disabled patrons, they must educate themselves about the special needs of these patrons. This article will address the concerns, common mistakes, and difficulties involved in personal interactions with disabled individuals, particularly as they relate to the reference setting. In addition, specific steps will be described to minimize the difficult aspects of these interactions; these will be presented in terms of attitudinal and service activities. An attempt also will be made to describe aspects of these reference interactions which are unique to various health care settings.     

高校图书馆面向残疾读者的无障碍环境建设——以北美研究图书馆为例

[目的/意义] 归纳总结北美地区研究图书馆无障碍环境建设的现状和特点,以期为我国高校图书馆的无障碍环境建设提供参考和借鉴。[方法/过程] 采用文献调查法和网络调查法,从提供的协助服务、无障碍设施、软硬件辅助设备、网页无障碍可访问性等方面对北美研究图书馆进行广泛调研,在此基础上归纳总结其特点。[结果/结论] 我国高校图书馆可以采取以下措施加强无障碍环境建设：制定完备的图书馆服务政策、增强残疾读者服务意识,加强无障碍网页设计及残疾读者网站栏目建设,完善残疾读者硬件、软件辅助设施及无障碍格式资源,主动搜集残疾读者信息、切实开展残疾读者人性化服务等。     

Library Services for Persons with Disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination with respect to the disabled in public entities and in "public accommodations and services operated by private entities." Passage of the ADA has prompted libraries all over the country to evaluate services to these users and has generated a vast number of resources on the ADA and on services to disabled patrons. This article examines the burgeoning literature and presents a case study of The University of Alabama Libraries' efforts to meet these users' needs. The case study focuses on the establishment of an adaptive technologies lab to serve the needs of blind, visually impaired and learning disabled students, and upon the continual efforts to heighten staff awareness.     

论图书馆无障碍设计

论述了图书馆为什么要施行无障碍设计，我国图书馆无障碍设计的现状，国家相关规范中关于图书馆无障碍设计的主要内容，图书馆管理者在施行无障碍设计方面需要克服的误区和注意的细节等问题。     

李明华的图书馆建筑思想

李明华是我国图书馆界的知名学者,他的图书馆建筑思想主要有反对奢侈浪费和华而不实的图书馆建筑,在图书馆建设过程中业主与建筑师等各方面要全力合作,图书馆馆长在新馆建设过程中要发挥重要作用,图书馆建筑要进行无障碍设计以方便残障人士使用。     

A calling and a challenge : Working for the handicapped at the royal castle in Warsaw

Our work began with the blind. A particularly active school for the blind on the outskirts of Warsaw was interested in bringing its blind pupils to the Royal Castle. They required a totally new approach and methods, and we had to prepare for their visit. This was a new experience for us in autumn 1981, but since then blind schoolchildren and adults have become a normal part of our work. Gradually, we have also learned to serve the deaf, the mentally handicapped, the elderly, the mentally ill, the crippled, the socially unadapted and the chronically ill in hospitals. This article presents the methods we use, the problems we experience, and our aims in working with groups of disabled persons.     

查新用户对查新工作的影响及对策

指出了在查新接待、受理过程中以及查新后,用户心理对查新工作的影响,分析了用户常见的6种错误心理,提出了对查新咨询工作实行规范化管理,加强查新机构的软、硬件建设,提高查新人员素质,积极开展查新用户培训工作,加强与科研管理部门、查新用户的协调工作。     

东部地区地市级公共图书馆无障碍阅读服务研究

通过对我国东部地区8个省的91所地市级公共图书馆残障读者阅读服务情况的调研,重点调查了无障碍基础设施建设、无障碍阅读辅助设备建设、特殊文献资源建设以及无障碍阅读服务活动等情况,分析了存在的问题,提出了服务理念、制度保障、资源整合、社会支持等服务策略,以期对我国地市级公共图书馆残障读者服务有所助益。