Stručni rad
Library service for the blind and visually impaired persons in the Public Library “Fran Galović” in Koprivnica : from project to implementation
Dijana Sabolović-Krajina
orcid.org/0000-0003-0561-2770
Ljiljana Vugrinec
orcid.org/0000-0002-4274-3430
Danijela Petrić
Sažetak
Library service for the blind and visually impaired persons in the public library “Fran Galović” in Koprivnica has been developed within the project financed by the European Union from the Program CARDS 2002, called “The non-profit sector providing services in the field of social care, health protection, mainstream schooling, education and family protection”. The objective of these services is enabling equal inclusion of the blind and visually impaired persons in local community and society in general, as well as building a model of partnership between local association of the blind and the local library, which is a novelty in Croatia. These services provide the blind and visually impaired persons with better access to sources of knowledge and information in their local communities. The purpose of these services is having better access to education and information, completing their formal education, obtaining professional qualifications, finding employment and contributing to the life of the community and the society in general in a more valuable way.
The paper describes prerequisites for such library services in the context of general library mission, vision and values. It presents the main activities in forming such services.
A special review of basic prerequisites necessary for these services is given: purchasing the specific library collection and the installation of the specific technical equipment in the library, as well as implementation of educational and animation programs for target groups. The past results and experiences of the use of such services have been presented, as well as the specific features of library services for the blind and visually impaired persons of the Koprivnica library model.
Ključne riječi
public library; Koprivnica public library; library services; the blind; visually impaired persons; print disabled persons; project; social inclusion; social integration; sustainability
Hrčak ID:
80988
URI
Datum izdavanja:
8.10.2010.
Posjeta: 2.151 *