"Developing an efficient library service for print-disabled people is extremely important, because there are significantly fewer books available commercially in accessible formats compared to what is published in print for the general public. The need to build collections in alternative formats and
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make them available for readers who are unable to browse shelves makes it necessary to develop special services. These guidelines were developed with input from many people from all over the world, including those who use libraries for the blind, work in them, or have a professional interest in the success of these libraries. The Standing Committee of the IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section wishes to acknowledge and thank all those who contributed." (Preface)
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"This new electronic edition reproduces the thoroughly revised second edition which contained much new material including two completely new chapters – on information needs and existing responses in African communities, and on ideas and experiments for new information services to the whole communi
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ty. This substantially altered the emphasis of the book, so that it dealt more directly with information and libraries for the people of Africa. The Quiet Struggle contains not only a programme for a more relevant approach to conventional library service in Africa, but also a more thoroughly worked-out rationale for informal information services to the local community. This is based on new research on communication at village level in Malawi, and investigations into initiatives in information work in Senegal and Zimbabwe." (Back cover)
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"This guide is designed to introduce film preservation to the community of research organizations that now have collections of motion picture film. It is a basic primer for film preservation “beginners”—professionals trained in archival studies, librarianship, museum work, or a subject field b
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ut unschooled in this technical specialty." (Abstract)
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"Estimates of the impact of libraries on reading in eight villages in Burkina Faso and costs of running libraries enable us to suggest that the cost of getting an extra book read a year varies from $.74 to $1.30, according to the size of the school in the village, and the cost of an extra school yea
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r equivalent likewise varies from $43.42 to $75.98 per year. These costs are comparable to the costs of increasing schooling, and suggest the desirability of more careful assessment of the choice between schooling and book availability." (Abstract)
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"This book is written for managers of NGO and community organisations. It aims to help them to think critically about what kinds of information they, their organisations, their staff, and their project partners need. It discusses how they can access such information, manage it, and communicate it in
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the most effective and equitable way. The approach it describes is illustrated with case-studies from Oxfam's experience and other sources." (Oxfam Publishing catalogue 2003)
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"This introductory user's guide to systems analysis and systems design focuses on building sustainable information systems to meet tomorrow's needs. It shows how practitioners can apply multiple participatory perspectives in development, so as to avoid future problems. As a practical guide, it is pr
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esented to be readily comprehensible and is organized to enable users to concentrate on their goals efficiently, and with minimum theoretical elaboration. The chapters follow the sequence involved in planning an information system, explaining key words, the time involved in each step, ending with a tutorial or exercises." (Publisher description)
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"This is a practical guide to evaluation and impact assessment of information projects, written in the form of an informal letter to a project manager. It does not elaborate on theory but proposes nine "how-to" steps instead. Short and to the point, it includes worksheets for use by managers and oth
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ers when processing data from their own projects." (Publisher description)
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