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

Part2:Country studies

Canada

Preferred situation

Description

The ideal would be the Nationwide Network for Equitable Library Service model that the Canadian Library Association is working on (described in the Opening the Book report). This would become a government funded service/production capability with public private sector partnerships.

Funding

Government would provide the funding.

Who would deliver

Delivery would be anywhere that users would expect to get the service: Public, school, academic, and special (i.e. CNIB) libraries.

How would organisations work together

Via a national governing body such as Library and Archives Canada in conjunction with specialized producers and service providers.

How the services would be delivered

At their local service library, desktop in their home, or post free to their home

Ideal level of service

An equitable service comparable to those received by citizens who read conventional print.