-----Original Message-----
From: Young Richard ELH
Sent: 19 August 2005 10:40
To: Martin Lynda
Subject: RE: Children's large print
Lynda,
We maintain separate Large Print Collections at 4 locations [one per area]. These are fairly comprehensive as we have a standing order arrangement of 6 copies of every title that is published in this format. They are filed in A - Z order and have an identifying LP sticker on the spine along with the category sticker. We basically do this to make finding specific titles quicker and easier. The collections are at Cambridge, Huntingdon, Ely and Histon.
Elsewhere in the county there is a selection of LP titles at various locations. These are filed A - Z in the normal fiction sequence, so take their place alongside books in normal print size. Regardless of where they are located, large print books do issue very well.
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Lynda
Sent: 18 August 2005 18:00
To: Young Richard ELH
Subject: FW: Children's large print
Richard
Any comments?
Lynda
-----Original Message-----
From: lis-pub-libs: UK Public Libraries
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Hilary Marshall
Sent: 18 August 2005 17:28
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Children's large print
For a number of years now we have interfiled children's large print fiction
within the main alphabetical fiction sequence, rather than maintaining a
separate collection. We feel that children who borrow them are less likely
to stand out or made to look different. We also find that they are popular
with children and young people who have poor reading skills and lack
confidence in their abilities, so by having them as part of the main
sequence they are easily browsable.
The problem is that they are not easy to find if a customer is specifically
looking for these items, so we are proposing to label them with an
appropriate spine tag of suitable colour, font and print size for the
visually impaired. We are disinclined to revert back to separate sequences
especially as some of our smaller libraries only stock a relatively small
selection. Titles are easily identified from the catalogue and available
to request from other libraries, with a quick supply time if on the
shelves. I would be interested to know how other services deal with
children's large print and whether there has been any feedback received
from visually impaired children and their parents and carers.
Hilary Marshall,
Children's Library Services Manager
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