Hi Wendy,
I like the idea of guidelines, but am
interested to know why you picked these particular figures.
I think the realism will be based very
much on size of bookfunds over the next few years, but I can certainly
see that some sort of figure for spend for Visually Impaired library users
based on the likely percentage they form of the population might be useful.
Alyson Hogarth
Stock Manager
Middlesbrough Libraries and Information
01642 729420
'Google can bring back a hundred thousand answers. A librarian can bring
you back the right one.'
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Good practice recommendations for large
print and audio acquisitions
RNIB is putting together some good practice recommendations
for public libraries purchasing of large print and audio. Based on
the evidence of best practice we have, RNIB is recommending that public
libraries purchase:
10 hard copy audio titles per 1000 resident population per annum
20 large print titles per 1000 resident population per annum
I would be grateful for any feedback on how helpful and realistic these
guidelines are.
Many thanks
Wendy
Wendy Taylor
Librarian, Bibliographic Services
RNIB National Library Service
Far Cromwell Road
Bredbury
Stockport
SK6 2SG
Tel: 0161 355 2093
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