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NLS-REPORTS  June 2000

NLS-REPORTS June 2000

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Network Bulletin No. 00-28

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Thu, 15 Jun 2000 15:58:15 -0400

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Network Bulletin No. 00-28

         
Date: June 09, 2000   
              
Subject: Surveys    

Index term:  Network Survey FY99
              
              
The 1999 edition of __Library Resources for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped__ was compiled from last year's
annual questionnaire concerning your facilities, services,
funding, staffing, administration, and procedures.  We are
asking you to complete the enclosed survey as soon as
possible for the 2000 network directory.  Statistics from
the survey are used for both state and national purposes
when developing programs, evaluating specific agencies, and,
of course, creating budgets.
              
We are providing the questionnaire in hardcopy and in plain
text on a 3«-inch diskette.  If you submitted last year's
survey on diskette, we are enclosing that copy to
use with your update.  The survey is also available
electronically through the NLS-Reports listserv, from which
it can be exported, filled in, and then returned via e-mail. 
To help us publish an accurate, up-to-date directory, please
complete this questionnaire and return it by __July 10,
2000.__An address label is provided for your
response.  Please enclose new brochures, bibliographies,
reports, etc. that you have issued during the year.
                                                       
Subregional libraries should send their survey responses
directly to NLS with copies to their regional libraries,
unless regionals specifically ask that surveys be sent to
them first.  All libraries should retain copies of their
responses. 
              
Please note that citations to the __ALA Revised Standards
and Guidelines of Service forthe Library of Congress Network
of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped__ are
given with survey questions, where applicable.  Refer to the
__Network Library Manual,__ section 9.2.2, for further
information about annual survey procedures.
              
Enclosure
              
For further information contact:   

Linda Redmond 
Head
Reference Section
E-mail: [log in to unmask]       
              
              
____________________________________________________________ 
            
              
Annual Survey of Regional and Subregional Libraries
              
Fiscal Year 1999
              
              
                                                      
                                                             
                     
Name of library
              
                                                             
                                                             
                       
Address
              
                                                             
                                                             
              
          
              
                                                             
                                                             
                                     
Signature of person completing this survey                   



Title
              
                                             
Date completed
              
                                                             
    
           

This survey should be completed and returned to the
Reference Section by July 10, 2000.  Please
use the enclosed address label.

1.   Annual revision of Library
Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 

Attached is the entry for your library that we plan to use
in the updated edition of the directory __Library
Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.__Please
review the entry carefully.   If the entry
requires no change, indicate by checking the first box
below.


[  ]    Entry is correct as shown; no change needed.
                    
          
[  ]   Entry is incorrect and needs the following revision: 
                                     

          
                                                             
   


[  ]   Please add or change our separate address for bulk
mail: 
 
                                                             
                                                             
   


[  ]   Please add or change our toll-free telephone number
(S.1.4.g):
                                                             
                                                             
                          


[  ]   Please add or change the number for our TDD or
similar device available for hearing-impaired callers:
                                                             

                                                             
                                                             
   


[  ]   Please add or change our fax number:                 
                                           

   

[  ]   Please add or change our electronic mail address:

                                                             
                                                             
   


[  ]   Please add or change our web site:                   
                                              
__Administration__

NOTE:  Regional libraries having subregionals should report
information only for the regional library
itself.
 
1.   The fiscal year refers to that used by your library,
not to that used by NLS.  (Please indicate dates of
your 1999 fiscal year:                            
                         .)

The term "your library" refers specifically to the library
for the blind and physically handicapped and
not to the parent library, unless otherwise noted.

2.   Regional libraries only: Administrative agency to which
your library reports:                                        
 
                                                             
                  
                                                             
                                                             
                                            
 
Name of administrator:                                      
                                                             
                           
 
Title:                                                      
                                                             
                                        

Address:                                                    
                                                             
                                     

                                                             
                                                             
                                           
   
Telephone:  area code (       )                             
                                                             
                            

3.   Regional libraries only:  If the funding agency for
your library is different from the administrative  agency,
list it below:

Name of funding agency contact:                             
                                                             
                     

Agency name:                                                
                                                             
                                
 
Address:                                                    
                                                             
                                     
                                                             
                                                             
                                  
Telephone:  area code (       )                         
                                                             
                                

4.   If your library serves only part of a state, please
list counties or parts of counties served, if the list has
changed in the past year: 

                                                             
                                                             
                                            

                                                             
                                                             
                                           
5.   Does your library have an annual report for FY99?
(S.10.3)          yes          no
(If yes, please attach a copy of your most recent report,
unless you have already given a copy to      NLS.)   

6. How many hours per week is your library open for service
to blind and physically handicapped patrons? (S.1.4.b)                

7. In the past year, have these hours been reduced or
increased due to budget or other factors?
yes          no

If yes, please explain briefly:                           
                                                             
                     

                                                             
                                                 
                                     

                                                             
                                                             
                                     

                                                             
                                                             
              

                                                             
                                                             
              
__Budget__

8. Budget for FY99:  From what sources are your services for
the blind and physically handicapped funded?  If there are unexpended funds 
available from FY98, please indicate below.  Regionals should
not include funds for their subregionals.  Answer this
question as completely as possible (S.7.1). 
Please attach copies of successful grant applications, if
available.
                           
Sources of funds  Amount budgeted     Carryover available
                  for FY99                 from FY98 
   

State                                                     
                          


Federal (include funds 
distributed through state 
library)

LSTA                                                     
      

Other                                                    
                 
(specify source)

Local

City                                                           

County                                                   
      

Other.  Please indicate if funds were not entirely
available for use during FY99.  If amount is over
$10,000, please indicate specific source and purpose. 
    
Gifts and bequests                                       
      

Friends of the library                                   
                          

Private foundations                                      
      

Other                                                    
      
(specify source)

Total (all sources)    $                        $         

__Staffing__

9. How many paid staff members are currently providing
service to blind and physically handicapped
patrons?  Please include temporary paid staff and
indicate if the same staff member is counted in more
than one category (G.1, S.1.4.f, S.5.1).

				Full-time* Part-time*    Unfilled
								 positions

Librarians                                                
     
   
Reader advisors
  
Professional librarians                                  
               
 
Other                                                    
     

Library technicians                                       
     

Clerical and support staff                                
               

Volunteer coordinator                                     
     

Recording services coordinator                            
               

Other                                                     
                 

*Full-time is considered to be 35 to 40 hours per week. 
Please indicate either the number of staff or
the number of hours worked, i.e., 1.5 staff or 60 hours;
.6 staff or 24 hours, etc. (S.11.4).

10. Volunteers (unpaid).  Please check all that apply.       
   
Book inspection                                          
   
Braille transcribing                       
   
Delivery of machines and equipment                        
        

Equipment repair                           
   
Home visits                                              

Office and administrative support                        

Recording books and magazines                            

Other                                                    

11. Does your library employ staff that require special
accommodations?
      no                  yes, paid staff          yes,
volunteers

If yes, please provide information below:
    
Job function       Adaptive equipment           Other accommodations
                      used    
   
                                                             
                                                             
              
                                   
                                                             
              
   
                                                             
                                                             
              
   
                                                             
                                                             
                


12. Does your library have a Friends group? (S.6.15)        
yes          no

13. Does your library have a Consumer Advisory group?        
yes         no

__Physical Facilities__
 
14. a) Has your library moved in the past year?             

b) Has your library building been renovated in the past
year?             

c) Total square feet available to your library for
service to its blind 
and physically disabled patrons:                       
                 

__Collections__

15. Give totals for each of the following media in your
library's book collection (S.2.14 S.2.15). 
Estimate, if necessary.  The first three items are NLS
produced; others are either locally produced or
purchased.
                           
Format            No. of volumes or        No. of titles
                  containers
   
Recorded disc (RD)                                        
      

Recorded cassette (RC)                                    
      

Braille (BR)                                              
                               

Volunteer-produced braille                                
                               
   
Volunteer-produced cassette                               
                               
Purchased cassette                                        
      
                                       
Purchased disc                                            
                               

Volunteer-produced large print                            
                                
   
Commercial large print                                    
      

Other (specify)                                           
                               

__Special Collections__

16. Please indicate below your special collections.  __Do not
include NLS-produced materials.__
If lists are available, please attach to this survey.
                               				No. of
									titles

a) Print reference collection on blindness and physical  
 
disabilities (S.2.21)                                 
       

b) Videotapes on blindness and physical disabilities     
                       

c) Audio-descriptive videos                              
                  

d) Electronic books
CD-ROM                                             
       

Computer diskette                                  
             

                         Language       Medium

e) Foreign-language books                                
                              
    
                                                             
                       

                                                             
                       


            		Subject                  Medium

f) Local and regional                                    
                       
subjects and authors (S.2.7)
                                                             
                       

                                                             
                       

g) Textbooks                                             
                       
    
h) Children's books                                      
                           

i) Tactile maps                                          
                           
                                                             
                  
                                                  (name of library)										
__Collection Maintenance__

17. Book inspection. Please indicate if books are inspected
and by whom.

Cassette books are inspected?  yes         no        
    
by       volunteers   and/or         by staff

Disc books are inspected?  yes          no        

by       volunteers   and/or         by staff

Braille books are inspected?   yes          no        

by       volunteers   and/or         by staff



                                          

__If you do not inspect books,__ what other measures do you
use to ensure that readers receive complete and undamaged books?
                                                             
                  


__Other Services__
            
18. Assistive devices for reading:  Please check below the
reading devices you have in your library for
use by or to serve patrons (G.2.1, S.1.4.d, S.12.2). 
Indicate additional information for each item you
have.

                                 		Number   Brand name   

a) Braille embosser (computer driven)      [   ]         
                           

b) Braille notetaker          		 [   ]                      
           

c) Braillewriter (manual)     		 [   ]                      
           

d) Closed-circuit TV (Vantage,             [   ]         
                          
Optelec, etc.)

e) Compact disc (CD-ROM) player            [   ]         
                          

f) Computer device equipped with           [   ]         
                          
speech input or output       

g) Hardware/software for creating          [   ]         
                          
hardcopy large print

h) Kurzweil Personal Reader or other        [   ]         
                          
text-to-speech reading machine or OCR

i) Magnifier (other than d above)           [   ]         
                          

j) Optacon                    		  [   ]                      
           
     
k) Page turner                              [   ]                      
           

l) Paperless braille display  		  [   ]   


m) Screen-enlarging software  		  [   ]                      
           

n) Other (specify)                                       
                                                             
 
                                       
                                                             
            
                                                             
                                                             


Comments                                                 
                                                             
  


19. Special services:  Please check below the special
services your library provides for its patrons.

a) Book discussion group                   

b) Braille on demand                       

c) Children's story hour                     

d) Children's summer reading program                 

e) Dial-up news or book service                      

f) Radio reading service                   
                 
g) Other (specify)                         


20. Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC):

a) Which version of the NLS Union Catalog is used in
your library?

_____ CD-BLND   _____ Web-BLND

b) Are your collections searchable on a local OPAC
(other than the NLS Union Catalog)?

 _____  yes   _____  no  


21. Publications:  Please check all produced by your library
__in the past year: 

a) Patron newsletter                 b) Other newsletter
(specify)                  
 
Frequency                           Frequency 
                       

Format:                     		Format:
Large print                         Large print                      
Recorded                            Recorded                         
Braille                             Braille 
Online                              Online                             
Standard print                   	Standard print                 

c) Catalogs of locally produced materials             
(Enclose a copy of each.)

d) Subject bibliographies               


(Enclose a copy of each.)

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