In answer to Hilary’s query about innovative ways of creating signing and guiding using symbols and pictures – you can search the Designing Libraries database for libraries with special signage/guiding relating to accessibility, and also view images in the Librarian’s Choice gallery, which is currently concentrating on signs and guiding.

We would also be interested to hear from libraries that have images of signs and guiding they are proud of, to add to the gallery.

 Designing Libraries is at: http://www.designinglibraries.org.uk
The gallery is at: http://www.designinglibraries.org.uk/gallery

Hope this helps!

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Helena Earnshaw

Designing Libraries
www.designinglibraries.org.uk

Thomas Parry Library
University of Wales Aberystwyth
+44 (0)1970 622417

 

Date:    Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:59:05 +0000

From:    Hilary Doherty <[log in to unmask]>

Subject: Library guiding using symbols

 

We are currently looking at signing and guiding in all our libraries having secured some PSA funding.

 

We would like to do something innovative with symbols and pictures for those with basic skills and wondered if any other authority had investigated this.

 

Any information gratefully received.

 

Thank you.