National library service for the blind and physically handicapped: digital plans and progress

Abstract

The National Library Service (NLS) produces about 2,000 talking books and 50 magazines per year on specially formatted cassette tape for free distribution to a readership of about 764,000. Cassettes and special players are delivered by US Postal Service from a network of 138 participating libraries. To control the cost of technical obsolescence and to meet patron and sponsor expectations, NLS will replace this analog system with a digital system over the next ten years.

Citation

Cookson, J. and Rasmussen, L. (2001), "National library service for the blind and physically handicapped: digital plans and progress", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 19 No. 1, pp. 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830110384539