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

Part2:Country studies

UK

Publishers'involvement

The Department of Trade and Industry is leading on work to promote a commercial solution to the (ⅰ) lack of availability of alternative formats and (ⅱ) the length of time that it takes to produce them. This aims to set up a system of trusted intermediaries who hold digital content on behalf of publishers to enable quick and cheaper production of alternative format material on demand. DCMS and the Museums Libraries and Archives Council are interested in the work to ensure that public libraries are placed to benefit.