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Baughman, M. Sue, Ed. – Association of Research Libraries, 2012
"Research Library Issues" ("RLI") focuses on current and emerging topics that are strategically important to research libraries. The articles explore issues, share information, pose critical questions, and provide examples. This special issue presents a report released by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Joint Task…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Library Services, Disabilities, Library Development
Moore, Julia E. – 1995
This paper traces the history of the toy library, a facility or program created to loan toys to children, parents, child care providers, teachers, and play therapists. Types of toy lending libraries are the community toy library, the supplemental toy library, the cooperative neighborhood toy library, and the mobile toy library. The first toy…
Descriptors: Childrens Libraries, Day Care Centers, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Murray, Janet – School Libraries Worldwide, 2000
Discusses the need for staff development programs dealing with library service to students with disabilities based on a study of Australian school libraries. Concludes that there is a need for library-specific staff development programs that cover policy formulation, collection development, and adaptive technology, and suggests a model for staff…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Library Collection Development
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School Libraries in Canada, 2002
Includes 21 articles that discuss collection development in Canadian school libraries. Topics include digital collections in school library media centers; print and electronic library resources; library collections; collaborative projects; print-disabled students; informing administrators of the importance of collection development; censorship;…
Descriptors: Administrators, Censorship, Computer Networks, Disabilities
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Murray, Janet – Education for Information, 2000
Discusses staff development opportunities for school librarians and teachers to improve skills in meeting the needs of disabled students. Discusses results of a four-year study which evaluated school library services to disabled students in Australia and emphasizes the need for staff development programs that include policy formation, collection…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Borucki, William, Comp. – 1993
This guide is intended to provide sources of information to help libraries comply with requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). First, sources for texts of the relevant laws and regulations are listed. Print resources about various disability-related topics are then listed under the following categories: general (45), the ADA…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Bibliographic Databases, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)