| CODE | LIS3510 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Library Services for Users with Special Needs | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 5 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Library Information and Archive Sciences | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Certain conditions, physical disadvantages,and intellectual limitations often create situations which inhibit an individual from integrating fully in society and also can be a barrier to tap fully the information sources available in our knowledge society, to make it possible for them to enjoy equal opportunities irrespective of their condition or situation. This study-unit aims to understand the various categories of special needs library users; understand their strengths and weakness and in so doing identify ways to facilitate their level of accessibility through the provision ,availability and accessibility of special library services. Study-unit Aims: - Provide a clear picture of the spectrum of library Services available for users with special needs; - Help students match the right library services with the respective users with special needs; - Help students identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the different categories of users with special needs. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify, the categories of library users with Special Needs; - Have an in-depth knowledge of the types of services available; - Identify ways of improving these services. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Understand and provide quality service to special needs users; - Be creative in his/her approach to service provision; - Adapt to the Special Needs cases as required. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - IFLA(International Federation of Library Associations) Reports and Papers on the subject. - LA(UK)(Library Association of the United Kingdom) Reports and Papers on the subject. - LA(USA)(Library Association of the USA) Reports and Papers. - LA(Australia)(Library Association of Australia) Reports and Papers. - LA(Canada)(Library Association of Canada) Reports and Papers. - MaLIA (Library Association of Malta) Reports and Papers. Several reports and papers on the subject are available on line. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Fieldwork, Lectures & Project | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Milena Dobreva |
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