Content tagged Library Services to People with Special Needs

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

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

​ 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

​ 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’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

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

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

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 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

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

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

​​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

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

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

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

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

​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

Sofia, 2019 March (PDF) Kuala Lumpur, 2018 August (PDF) Oslo, 2018 March (PDF) (HTML) Wroclaw, 2017 August (PDF) (HTML...

Publication - 23 April 2018

Tags: Minutes of Meetings, Library Services to People with Special Needs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

​ 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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, 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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

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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