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Funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people: international case studies
Part 3:Appendices
Section D - Libraries Specialising in Providing Materials to Visually Impaired People
Provision of specialist library services for Visually Impaired People
Governance, roles and responsibilities
Which government ministry or department, if any, makes the key decisions about specialist library services for Visually Impaired People (for example Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Education, Ministry for Social Welfare)? If more than one, how is the responsibility divided?
Which other organisations involved in providing library services for visually impaired people in your country do specialist libraries work with?
- General public libraries
- Other specialist libraries for the blind
- Educational libraries
- Charities, voluntary organisations or non-governmental organisations
- Other specialist organisations, please specify
- Other, please specify
Do these organisations have clear roles and responsibilities in providing or funding library services to Visually Impaired People?
How do their roles and responsibilities overlap?
How have their roles and responsibilities changed recently?
How do you expect them to change in the next few years?
How far are Visually Impaired People involved in the leadership and operations of specialist organisations providing services?
How far are Visually Impaired People involved in making decisions about services that specialist libraries for Visually Impaired People should provide?