Content tagged Library Services to People with Special Needs
Ordered by publication date from most to less recent.
(These results include any available translations of the original English documents.)
- Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) Section Brochure
The IFLA Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) Section Brochure was first disseminated at WLIC 2019. The easy-to-read version of the LSN Brochure was written in more...
Publication - 19 April 2021
Tags: Leaflets, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- International Seminar “Inclusive Library Programmes for Users with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): Practices and Potential Development” Call for participation
Library Services to People with Special Needs would like to alert you to the following free opportunity: Russian State Library for Young Adults (RSLYA) is pleased to invite you to...
News - 4 February 2021
Tags: Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Active Inclusion: the Experiences of ALA"s Serving Refugees, Immigrants, and Displaced Persons Sub-Committee
Libraries have traditionally seen themselves as places open to all members of the community, creating opportunities for everyone. However, being welcoming is as much a question of what you do...
News - 15 December 2020
Tags: Asylum Seekers, Immigrants, inclusion, Refugees, Interview, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Using Universal Design for Learning to Enhance Information Literacy Programs: Online and in the Library (Webinar II)
A Can’t-Miss Webinar for librarians from public libraries and academic libraries, as well as school librarians/teacher-librarians and library school students—anyone who plans online...
Event - 24 August 2020
Tags: Cataloguing, Information Literacy, Online user training, special needs, Universal Design for Learning, Webinar, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Using Universal Design for Learning to Enhance Information Literacy Programs: Online and in the Library (Webinar I)
A Can’t-Miss Webinar for librarians from public libraries and academic libraries, as well as school librarians/teacher-librarians and library school students—anyone who plans...
Event - 22 August 2020
Tags: Accessibility, Information Literacy, Online user training, special needs, Universal Design for Learning, Webinar, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- IFLA celebrates World Refugee Day
20 June is World Refugee Day, designated by the United Nations to honour refugees around the globe. This year’s theme is ‘Every Action Counts...
News - 19 June 2020
Tags: IFLA Professional Units, IFLA Strategy, IFLAFromHome, refugees, WeAreIFLA, World Refugee Day, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- UNESCO webinar participants uphold libraries as among the “most precious” tools to fight racism and discrimination
UNESCO’s International Coalition of Inclusive and Sustainable Cities (ICCAR) hosted an international webinar on 20 April 2020 addressing racism, discrimination and exclusion in the time of...
News - 21 April 2020
Tags: Advocacy, Cooperation, Disadvantaged persons, Human rights, Immigrants, Information literacy, Library as place, Library services, Library services to people with disabilities, Marginalised populations, Minority groups, Multicultural populations, Refugees, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Sanctuary and Support: IFLA Promotes Role of Libraries at UN Meeting on Homelessness
IFLA attended the 58th Session of the UN Commission on Social Development on 10-19 February 2020. With a specific focus for the first time on homelessness, it provided an opportunity to highlight...
News - 15 April 2020
Tags: Disadvantaged persons, Homelessness, Libraries and homelessness, Marginalised populations, Social inclusion, United States of America, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Report from the 58th Session of the UN Commission on Social Development
IFLA attended the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on Social Development in New York on 10-19 February 2020, which focused on homelessness. Genilson Geraldo, Brazil, attended...
Publication - 15 April 2020
Tags: Homelessness, Libraries and homelessness, Marginalised populations, Social inclusion, United States of America, Reports, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Books Beyond Bars: Why Focus on Prison Libraries? An interview with Lisa Krolak, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning
Without doubt, prisons are some of the toughest environments where libraries can be found, working with users who face complex problems. Yet by helping to develop new skills and prepare inmates...
News - 24 February 2020
Tags: Access to information, Library services, Prison libraries, special needs, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- IFLA Engages at UN to Share Library Action on Homelessness
IFLA is attending the Commission on Social Development of the United Nations, highlighting how effective library services can make a difference in finding solutions to homelessness. The...
News - 10 February 2020
Tags: Homelessness, inclusion, Social Change, United States of America, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- 58th Session of the UN Commission on Social Development
The UN Commission on Social Development is the key intergovernmental body for discussing the social dimension of sustainable development. Meeting annually, it provides an opportunity both...
Event - 16 January 2020
Tags: Access to information, Conference, Homelessness, SDGs, United Nations, United States of America, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- The Uniqueness of Dialogue in Silence: Library Service to the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind Community
Papers: The Sign Language eLibrary of Finland: how , why and who? Riita Vivolin-Karen Services of the Maribor Public Library for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Dragana...
Informational Page - 19 September 2019
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Making Development Disability-Inclusive: UN Report Highlights IFLA Evidence
A new United Nations report underlines the need for action to ensure that people with disabilities enjoy the same opportunities and possibilities as others. It also highlights good practices,...
News - 12 December 2018
Tags: Access to information, disability, SDGs, sustainable development goals, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- The Impact of the IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia: Revised and extended
A paper on the impact of these guidelines at an international, national and local level was presented at the WLIC 2018 Session 074 Impact of recently approved IFLA standards, held by the Committee...
News - 25 August 2018
Tags: Guidelines, Library services to people with disabilities, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2018 - Satellite Conference Singapore 23 August The Satellite Conference was organized by the Library Services to People with Special Needs and...
Informational Page - 25 August 2018
Tags: Accessibility, Children, Conferences, Library services to people with disabilities, Young adults, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Library Services to People with Special Needs Annual Session: "Accessibility: High Tech for Access"
A Technology Petting Zoo: High Tech for Access 19 August 2013 Singapore, Central Public Library, National Library Board This session focuses on access technologies that enable...
Informational Page - 15 August 2018
Tags: Accessibility, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Sanctuary, Storehouse, Gateway, Bridge: Libraries and Refugees - a Briefing
Libraries have long played a role in supporting marginalised groups, with refugees and other newcomers just one example of those who benefit from the access to information they provide. On World...
Publication - 20 June 2018
Tags: Access to information, Immigrants, Refugees, Briefings, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Library Services to People with Disabilities - IFLA Contribution to UN Report
As part of its engagement in the UN initaitive on Monitoring and Evaluation for Disability-Inclusive Development, IFLA's section on Libraries Serving Users with Special Needs carried out a...
Publication - 23 May 2018
Tags: Access to information, Library services to people with disabilities, Print disabilities, Sustainable Development Agenda, Reports, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Minutes of Meetings
Virtual, 2020 October (PDF) Sofia, 2019 March (PDF) Kuala Lumpur, 2018 August (PDF) Oslo, 2018 March (PDF) (HTML...
Publication - 23 April 2018
Tags: Minutes of Meetings, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN Minutes Wroclaw 2017
Standing Committee meeting in Wroclaw, Poland Library Services to People with Special Needs Section SC1: 10:15-12:15 on Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at Room 50 SC2: 8:00-10:30 on Wed, Aug...
Informational Page - 20 April 2018
Tags: Accessibility, Library services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Survey on library programmes and services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind (February 10th until March 31st 2018) EXTENDED DEADLINE UNTIL APRIL 30TH 2018!
CALL FOR EXAMPLES! The IFLA Section on Library Service to People with Special Needs (LSN) is writing Guidelines for Library Services to People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafblind...
News - 15 February 2018
Tags: Accessibility, Guidelines, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Survey on library programmes and services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing and deafblind (February 10th until March 31st 2018) EXTENDED DEADLINE UNTIL APRIL 30TH 2018!
CALL FOR EXAMPLES! The IFLA Section on Library Service to People with Special Needs (LSN) is writing Guidelines for Library Services to People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deafblind...
Informational Page - 15 February 2018
Tags: Accessibility, Guidelines, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Call for Papers - "Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults"
Library Services to People with Special Needs Section joint with Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section invite presenters from a wide range of countries to discuss how to promote...
News - 15 February 2018
Tags: Accessibility, Children, Conferences, Singapore, Young adults, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Everyone Has a Right to Access to Information: IFLA Presents Research on Libraries' Actions for Accessibility at the UN
With or without a formal mandate to do so, libraries are dedicated to providing services to all of their communities. For people with disabilities, who risk otherwise finding themselves excluded...
News - 23 December 2017
Tags: Access to knowledge, Accessibility, Libraries for development, United States of America, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to People Experiencing Homelessness
Introduction The IFLA Section for Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) focuses on those persons who, because of their living conditions and/or physical, mental, or cognitive...
Publication - 27 October 2017
Tags: Guidelines, Homelessness, IFLA standards, Libraries and homelessness, Social inclusion, Standards, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- World Mental Health Day 2017: Libraries Playing their Part
Mental health difficulties affect, or will affect, a major share of the population. While they may not be visible to the eye, their effects can be devastating. In order to promote...
News - 10 October 2017
Tags: Access to health information, Health information, mental health, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Services for People with Disabilities in Libraries: Survey
IFLA and the Section on Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN) have been asked to participate in an important United Nations project on serving people with disabilities, in the...
News - 25 September 2017
Tags: Accessibility, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Report from LSN Midyear Workshop: Library Services to Persons who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deaf and Blind
On March 9, 2017, the members of the Library Services to Persons with Special Needs (LSN) met at GallaudetUniversity, in Washington, D.C. (USA) for the first day of our two-day Midyear Meeting....
Informational Page - 18 August 2017
Tags: Library services to people with disabilities, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Library Services for People who are Deaf, Hard of hearing or Deafblind
The LSN meeting in Berlin, 2016 decided to move forward with updating guidelines to people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or Deafblind. The need for the new guidelines emerged due to the...
Informational Page - 18 August 2017
Tags: Guidelines, Library services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Library Services to People Experiencing Homelessness
The Guidelines for Library Services to People Experiencing Homelessness are published and available. Minutes from meetings Cape Town 2015 (PDF) Berlin 2016 (PDF) (HTML...
Informational Page - 17 August 2017
Tags: Disadvantaged persons, Displaced persons, Marginalised populations, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN annual report 2015-2016
This annual report is based on the LSN 2014 – 2019 Strategic Plan and relates to activities from September 2015 to August 2016 Our action plan for 2016-2017 is available on our...
Publication - 17 August 2017
Tags: Library services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired, Social inclusion, Annual reports, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN Action plan 2016-2017
Summary of LSN Action Plan Progress March, 2017 The IFLA Section, Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN), submitted an action plan to IFLA with five objectives. ...
Publication - 17 August 2017
Tags: Action plans, Library services to people with disabilities, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN Minutes Washington DC 2017
Standing Committee Mid-year meeting in Washingthon D.C. Library Services to People with Special Needs Section SC1: 9:00-11:00 on March 9, 2017 at Gallaudet University SC2:...
Informational Page - 2 August 2017
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Worldwide Review of the Guidelines for Library Services to People Experiencing Homelessness
The LSN and working group on Guidelines for Library Services to People Experiencing Homelessness invites you to review the draft of the guidelines (PDF) (DOC). The draft text and more...
News - 10 April 2017
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN Minutes Columbus 2017
Library Services to People with Special Needs Section Minutes for Standing Committee Meeting in Ohio SCI: 12:30 -15:00, Sat. 13 Aug. 2016 at C220-221 SCII: 08:...
Informational Page - 22 March 2017
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN Action plan 2016-2017
Summary of LSN Action Plan Progress March, 2017 The IFLA Section, Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN), submitted an action plan to IFLA with five objectives. ...
Informational Page - 22 March 2017
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN annual report 2015-2016
This annual report is based on the LSN 2014 – 2019 Strategic Plan and relates to activities from September 2015 to August 2016 Our action plan for 2016-2017 is available on our...
Informational Page - 21 March 2017
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN Minutes Columbus 2017 - Development of Guidelines for Library Services to People Experiencing Homelessness
Library Services to People with Special Needs Section Minutes of Standing Committee Meeting At the Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA Meeting for the...
Informational Page - 2 March 2017
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Library Service to People Experiencing Homelessness: Overview and Examples
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016 Columbus Chair: Nancy Bolt, Nancy Bolt & Associates, United States 1. Overview of First Draft of Guidelines for Library Service...
Informational Page - 6 September 2016
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN Minutes Berlin 2016 - Development of Guidelines for Library Services to People Experiencing Homelessness
Minutes of Standing Committee Meetin at the Berlin School of Library and Information Science, Humboldt University, Berlin Meeting for the development of Guidelines for Library Services to...
Informational Page - 14 August 2016
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN Minutes Berlin 2016
Library Services to People with Special Needs Section Draft Minutes for Standing Committee Meeting in Berlin SCI: 9:30 -17:30, Fri. 19 Feb. 2016 At the German Institute for...
Informational Page - 13 August 2016
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- WLIC 2016: Guidelines for Library Service to People Experiencing Homelessness: Overview and Examples
The LSN session this year focuses on library services to persons experiencing homelessness from different perspectives, including the users perspective. It is also part of the work on developing...
News - 12 August 2016
Tags: Children, Conferences, Disadvantaged persons, Displaced persons, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia: Best practice and Knowledge base updated
The Best practice (Annex A) and Knowledge base (Annex B) of the IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia are now updated.
News - 7 August 2016
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Projects
Guidelines for Library Services to People in Prisons LSN has started to revise our Guidelines for Library Services to Prisoners. See our Library Services to People in Prisons...
Informational Page - 15 August 2015
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- WLIC 2015: Do THEY have the right to information?
IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2015 81st IFLA General Conference and Assembly Cape Town, South Africa Theme:“Do THEY have the right to information? Library...
News - 15 July 2015
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia - Best practice
This Best practice forms Appendix A in the Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia. The aim of the examples given is not to be complete but to inspire. In order to keep...
Informational Page - 1 July 2015
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- More than 1200 members in the LSN Facebook group
Today the LSN Facebook group exceeded 1200 members! Through a rapid increase in members the last six months, our Facebook group offers a way to reach people all over the world interested...
News - 30 March 2015
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- New Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia now published
The guidelines are a revision and expansion of the previous guidelines published by IFLA in 2001. We expect them to be a valuable tool for library staff who are responsible for serving...
News - 19 March 2015
Tags: Guidelines, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia – Revised and extended
Introduction The IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia – revised and extended* aim to offer guidance to IFLA professional units and all its...
Publication - 12 March 2015
Tags: Dyslexia, Standards, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Dyslexia? Welcome to our library!
Raising awareness of dyslexia and introducing the new publication "Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia" IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2014 Lyon...
Informational Page - 30 October 2014
Tags: Conferences, Dyslexia, Guidelines, Library services to people with disabilities, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Access to Library Services is a Human Right
Libraries as Promoters of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities On Sunday, August 17, two hours after the Opening Session of the WLIC 2014 in Lyon, the LSN Section...
Informational Page - 30 October 2014
Tags: Democracy, Library services to people with disabilities, Policy, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Open session: Dyslexia? Welcome to our library!
The open session Dyslexia? Welcome to our library! Raising awareness of dyslexia and introducing the new publication "Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia" published...
News - 16 August 2014
Tags: Access to information, Guidelines, Library services to people with disabilities, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Open session: The UN Disability Rights Convention
The Library Services to People with Special Needs section's open session The UN Disability Rights Convention: What It Means for Persons with Disabilities and Library Services Worldwide...
News - 16 August 2014
Tags: Access to information, Library services to people with disabilities, Services to the visually impaired, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- IFLA WLIC 2014 Library Services to Persons with Special Needs Section meetings
The first Standing Committee meeting will take place Saturday 16th of August 12:30 at Terraux Office, and the second Standing Committee meeting will take place Wednesday 20th of August 13:15 at...
News - 16 August 2014
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia – Knowledge base
This Knowledge Base forms Appendix B in the Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia . It will be regularly updated and changes made available on this web-page. Knowledge...
Informational Page - 31 July 2014
Tags: Dyslexia, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN will HOST Two Congress Sessions in Lyon!
1). First Session of Library Services to People with Special Needs: 13:45-15:45, Sunday 17th August 2014 “The UN Disability Convention:What It Means for Disabled Persons...
Event - 6 May 2014
Tags: Congress, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- PC Approves LSN Mission Expansion!!!
According to the decision by the Professional Committee during its Fall Meeting in October, the LSN Section is therefore granted permission to add ‘homeless persons’ to its...
News - 6 May 2014
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Professor Dr. Michael Seadle to KEYNOTE at IFLA
Professor Dr. Michael Seadle, Director of the Berlin School for Library and Information Science, Dean of the Faculty of Arts I, & Chair of the Commission on Research Ethics at Humboldt-...
News - 31 July 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Disadvantaged persons, Information professionals, Information technology, Singapore, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Library Services to People with Special Needs Annual Session: “Accessibility: High Tech for Access”
The program will start with presentations to introduce access technology products, software and devices. Participants will then visit a "Technology Petting Zoo," where people (companies...
Event - 30 May 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Acquisitions, Audiovisual and multimedia resources, Best practices, Digital divide, Digital resources, Disadvantaged persons, Education, Education and training, Electronic document delivery, Electronic resources, Library services to people with disabilities, Programme, Services to the visually impaired, Singapore, Social inclusion, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Library Services to People with Special Needs Annual Session: “Accessibility: High Tech for Access”
Theme: Accessibility: High Tech for Access” The program will start with presentations to introduce access technology products, software and devices. Participants will then...
News - 30 May 2013
Tags: equal access, Freedom of access to information, IFLA 2013, public access to health information, Public Libraries, Singapore, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- From Presentation To Publication
Seven papers that were presented at our LSN Satellite Program on "Libraries and The Homeless" presented in Tallinn, Estonia in August 2012 will be published in a special issue by Emerald...
News - 15 April 2013
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Disadvantaged persons, Information literacy, Information professionals, Library as place, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Upcoming Conference in Copenhagen on The Future of Publishing and Accessibility
Upcoming Conference in Copenhagen THIS JUNE on The Future of Publishing and Accessibility. See the conference website for complete details. Presented by Nota and The DAISY Consortium...
Event - 30 January 2013
Tags: Conference, Denmark, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- IFLA Professional Committee Funds LSN's 2013 Project on Dyslexia
I am very pleased to ANNOUNCE that the IFLA Professional Committee agreed to fund a project proposed by our Section for 2013: The Revision/New Edition of IFLA Professional Report no. 70 Guidelines...
News - 30 January 2013
Tags: Awards, Disadvantaged persons, Guidelines, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Access to libraries for persons with disabilities - CHECKLIST
Access for all to every library In many countries all over the world, access for patrons with disabilities to use libraries is not yet available or even expected. In order to provide equal...
Publication - 29 October 2012
Tags: Reports, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- NOW AVAILABLE: Minutes of LSN's Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland
The Minutes from LSN's Annual Meeting in Helsinki, Finland are now available on the IFLA LSN Web Page~http://www.ifla.org/lsn/minutes-of-meetings
News - 24 October 2012
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Join Us On Facebook!
Facebook Page: Created in 2009 by Former Chair, Tone Eli Moseid, our Facebook Page is an OPEN Group and provides an INTERNATIONAL FORUM for the discussion of ideas, sharing...
News - 23 October 2012
Tags: Current Events, Facebook Page, Information professionals, Library and information profession, Library services to people with disabilities, Lifelong learning, LSN, Multicultural populations, New professionals, Performance indicators, Professional development, Services to the visually impaired, Success stories, Women’s issues, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- 2012 Satellite Program Presentations: The Homeless and the Libraries - The Right to Information and Knowledge For All
How do librarians measure the impact of what they do? What have we learned about evaluation and assessing impact the homeless may gain through active participation at their local public...
Informational Page - 18 October 2012
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN Chair, Veronica L C Stevenson-Moudamane, Speaks at Croatian Library Association's 9th LSN Annual Roundtable October 12th in Zagreb
The Croatian Library Association's 9th Round Table for library services to persons with special needs was held in Zagreb on Friday October 12th, 2012.. The topic of the Round Table with...
News - 18 October 2012
Tags: 9th LSN Roundtable, Associations, best practices, children, Croatia, Croatian Library Association, gifted, IFLA, LSN, special needs, young adults, Zagreb, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Library Services to Prisoners
INTRODUCTION The objective of this document is to provide a tool for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of library services to prisoners. The document is intended to serve as a...
Publication - 28 September 2012
Tags: Standards, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dementia
Over the last decade many countries have paid increasing attention to dementia related diseases, primarily due to the rapid growth of the elderly population. Although dementia is generally...
Publication - 21 September 2012
Tags: Guidelines, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Library Services to People with Special Needs Section - Glossary of Terms and Definitions
The need for this glossary first became strikingly evident during the development of the section's Guidelines for libraries serving hospital patients and the elderly and disabled in long-term...
Publication - 21 September 2012
Tags: Publications, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- International Resource Book for Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons: 2001-2008
An Update to the International Resource Book for Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons: 1931-2001 In 2001, the Libraries Serving Disadvantaged Persons (LSDP) Section of the International...
Publication - 21 September 2012
Tags: Publications, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Call for participation: "The Homeless and the Libraries - The Right to Information and Knowledge For All"
Satellite meeting in Tallinn, Estonia The Homeless and the Libraries - The Right to Information and Knowledge For All" for SATELLITE CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS ...
News - 2 May 2012
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Survey on hospital patients' libraries
We’d be grateful for your time in completing the following survey, which was developed to gather data about hospital patients’ libraries worldwide. It should take only about...
News - 27 April 2012
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- 2012 LSN satellite meeting in Tallinn, Estonia
How do librarians measure the impact of what they do? What have we learned about evaluation and assessing impact the homeless may gain through active participation at their local public...
Event - 19 March 2012
Tags: Estonia, Satellite Meeting, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Cal for papers: 2012 LSN satellite meeting in Tallinn, Estonia
Date 10 August 2012 Location Tallinn Central Library, Tallinn, Estonia Theme The Homeless and the Libraries - the Right to Information and Knowledge For All...
News - 19 February 2012
Tags: Estonia, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Easy-to-Read Materials
Introduction These guidelines have three main purposes: to describe the nature of and the need for easy-to-read publications; to identify the main target groups for...
Publication - 25 January 2012
Tags: Guidelines, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Conferences
2019 World Library and Information Congress, 24-30 August, Athens Theme: The Uniqueness of Dialogue in Silence: Library Service to the Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf Blind...
Informational Page - 22 December 2011
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- History of Chairs and Papers Presented
1932-2009 A comprehensive overview of LSN Presidents / Rapporteur Générals / Chairs, original and subsequent committee names, and Papers, reports and poster sessions presented at...
Publication - 2 August 2011
Tags: Publications, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN: A Historical Overview
1932-2009 In late 2008, IFLA approved a proposal by the Libraries Serving Disadvantage Persons Section (LSDP) to rename it Library Services to People with Special Needs (LSN). As was the...
Publication - 2 August 2011
Tags: Publications, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- 2008 Québec City, Canada
Theme: The world is greying: model library programs serving ‘Baby Boomers and older adults Session 72 Papers Senior spaces: the library place for baby boomers, older...
Informational Page - 5 January 2011
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Library Services to Deaf People 2nd Edition
These guidelines are meant to inform librarians about the library and information needs of deaf people and pertain to all libraries that have deaf persons as any portion of their clientele. They...
Publication - 17 October 2010
Tags: Deaf, Guidelines, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Libraries Serving Hospital Patients and the Elderly and Disabled in Long-Term Care Facilities
Background During the course of its preliminary research, the working group was struck with how the concept of a hospital library differs so in different parts of the world. It found, for...
Publication - 17 October 2010
Tags: Guidelines, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Guidelines for Library Services to Persons with Dyslexia
NOTE: 2nd Revised & extended edition now available Within the last ten years there has in many countries been an increasing interest in dyslexia – or specific learning...
Publication - 16 October 2010
Tags: Dyslexia, Guidelines, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN Section Newsletter
2020 August PDF March PDF 2010 June (Issue 70) — PDF | Word 2009 December (Issue 69) — PDF | Word...
Publication - 27 November 2009
Tags: Newsletters, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
The Library Services to People with Special Needs Section has been nominated for the 2010 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award! This award scheme seeks to promote the best in contemporary children's...
News - 26 November 2009
Tags: Awards, Young adults, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Oslo satellite conference 2010
"WITH THE RIGHT TO READ" Oslo IFLA pre-conference on reading August 7th - 9th 2010 IFLA satellite conference on Reading for all -...
Informational Page - 21 July 2009
Tags: Access to information, Access to knowledge, Digital divide, Disadvantaged persons, Freedom of expression, Freedom of information, Freedom to read, Library services to people with disabilities, Reading, Services to the visually impaired, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- LSN/IFLA Professional Reports
120. Guidelines for easy-to-read materials Revision by Misako Nomura, Gyda Skat Nielsen and Bror Tronbacke on behalf of the IFLA/Library Services to People with Special Needs...
Publication - 22 April 2009
Tags: Publications, Library Services to People with Special Needs
- About the Library Services to People with Special Needs Section
Mission: The Section for Library Services to People with Special Needs provides an international forum for the discussion of ideas, sharing of experiences and development of tools designed...
Informational Page - 31 March 2009
Tags: Library Services to People with Special Needs
- Library Services to People with Special Needs Section
The Section for Library Services to People with Special Needs provides an international forum for the discussion of ideas, sharing of experiences and development of tools designed to promote and...
IFLA Group or Activity - 31 March 2009
Tags: Sections, Library Services to People with Special Needs