An analysis of the development of China Digital Library for Visual Impairment website

Abstract

Purpose

Disabled people are often disadvantaged groups with varying special needs. Therefore, acquiring knowledge, improving information literacy, and participating in social activities becomes a survival and development problem for many disabled people. As an information dissemination centre, libraries should assume the responsibilities and obligations of providing knowledge aids for the disabled. This paper aims to introduce the China Digital Library for Visual Impairment website, which provides knowledge services for people with visual impairment, and to describe and discuss its background, its construction, initial achievements, and future prospects.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper adopts a case study analysis method, which takes the website of China Digital Library for Visual Impairment (CDLVI) as an example, introducing its resources development, service manners, developing mechanism.

Findings

Based on the experiences of China Digital Library for Visual Impairment (CDLVI), the NLC will construct a perfect reading service system and knowledge network for the disabled, which provides personalized and convenient services, and creates good learning conditions for the whole special group of people with disabilities.

Originality/value

The paper provides an introduction to the CDLVI website, which provides services for people with visual impairment.

Citation

Wei, Z., Lirong, S. and Chunming, L. (2012), "An analysis of the development of China Digital Library for Visual Impairment website", The Electronic Library, Vol. 30 No. 6, pp. 756-763. https://doi.org/10.1108/02640471211282082