"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."
This reference work provides librarians with a history of the International Federation of Library Associations' (IFLA) endeavors to create libraries that are accessible to the disadvantaged, with a chronicle of the results of its committees and conferences and a list of papers presented at its annual conferences since 1965. The remainder of the book provides bibliographies of studies on creating library services for the following populations: the deaf, elderly, visually impaired, hospital patients, and prisoners. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR