Information services for the visually handicapped : a study of user needs and library services in Singapore

• Main Author: Ng, Kirsten Eng Hong.
• Other Authors: Abdus Sattar Chaudhry
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Information services and centres
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20457
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The objectives of this study were to conduct a questionnaire survey at the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) to determine the information needs and reading interests of persons with visual disabilities in Singapore; to elicit information about the services and collections provided by the Braille Library at the SAVH and the National Library for this user group; and to carry out a case study of the Special Needs Service at the State Library of New South Wales and present its services and technology for the visually handicapped.