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Funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people: international case studies

Part3:Appendices

Appendix A

The Brief

This study,commissioned by the British Library,the Museums,Libraries and Archives Council,England, and IFLA Libraries for the Blind Section, aims to compare different approaches to the funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people, and to find out what impact these factors have on outcomes.

The consultant will be expected to look at policies and practice in the UK,USA,Canada,Sweden,Denmark,the Netherlands,Lithuania or Croatia, Australia or New Zealand,South Africa,Japan,Korea and Vietnam.

The study should include a literature search. It should examine

• Cultural and social policy and infrastructural context within which library and information services for visually impaired people are provided (current status and relevant history)
• Who provides library services to blind and partially sighted people in each country
• The type of organisations involved,e.g.voluntary,public or private sector,their governance,funding and relationships with other providers,including the publishing industry
• The scope of service provided(audience,offerings etc),how it is promoted,access, and costs