ADDED ENTRIES
Date: Spring 2004
v. 31, no. 3
The following titles have been selected from materials added to the NLS reference
collections during the winter of 2004. Entries are arranged according to subject
headings developed and used by the NLS Reference Section for its collections.
Wherever possible, prices of publications have been included. Full publishers'
addresses are included when they are not readily obtainable through libraries and
bookstores. Items marked with an asterisk ( ) are especially recommended for basic
reference collections in libraries serving visually and physically handicapped readers.
Requests for materials listed should be sent directly to the publishers or sources
cited with each entry. Items are not available from NLS unless specifically
indicated.
NLS Publications
Current strategic business plan for the implementation of digital systems
see DIGITAL TALKING BOOKS
Facts: books for blind and physically handicapped individuals, 2004
see TALKING BOOK PROGRAM--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Facts: selected veterans organizations see VETERANS WITH
DISABILITIES
NLS patron survey (2003): index page. see TALKING BOOK
PROGRAM--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS--SURVEYS
Physical disabilities: information and advocacy organizations
see PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
BARRIER-FREE ARCHITECTURE--HOME DESIGN
Davies, Stuart. Housing sight: accessible homes for people with sight problems.
New beacon, v. 88, Jan. 2004: 28-34.
CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Coping with disaster: suggestions for helping children with cognitive disabilities.
Retrieved March 16, 2004. <www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/Sept11/
addcoping.html>.
DIGITAL TALKING BOOKS
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped. Current strategic business plan for the implementation of digital
systems, Dec. 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2003.
<www.loc.gov/nls/businessplan2003.html>.
DRIVING--AGED
When to yield: questions and answers about dementia and driving. Richmond,
VA: Virginia Department for the Aging, n.d. 26p. Free. [booklet]. (1600 Forest
Avenue, Suite 102, 23229).
DYSLEXIA
Shaywitz, Sally. Overcoming dyslexia: a new and complete science-based
program for reading problems at any level. New York: Knopf, 2003. 414p. $25.95.
EYE CARE--BIBLIOGRAPHY
Eye health organizations list. Retrieved March 19, 2004.
<www.nei.nih.gov/health/organizations.htm>.
GLAUCOMA
Glaucoma: what you should know. Retrieved March 19, 2004.
<www.nei.nih.gov/health/glaucoma/glaucoma_facts.htm>.
INTERNET AND PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Howell, Julie. Reality TV and the Internet. New beacon, v. 87, Nov. 2003:
40-43.
LIBRARIANS--EDUCATION
Gorman, Michael. Information overload and stress: the ailments of modern
living. Library worklife, v. 1, March 2004: 1-3. Available online at <www.ala-
apa.org/newsletter/vollno3/spotlight.html>.
LIBRARY SERVICES--AGED
Mabry, Celia Hales. Serving seniors: dos and don'ts at the desk. American
libraries, v. 34, Dec. 2003: 64-65.
LIBRARY SERVICES AND PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS--
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Ruddick, Ann. AIRS of Gateshead-2. New beacon, v. 87, Nov. 2003: 46-49.
LOW VISION
Frequently asked questions about low vision. Retrieved March 19, 2004.
<www.nei.nih.gov/nehep/faqs.htm>.
Maintaining quality of life with low vision: tips for living. Retrieved March 19,
2004. <www.aota.org>.
Tips for living with low vision. Schaumburg, IL: Prevent Blindness America,
2003. 2p. Free. (500 East Remington Road, 60173). Also available
online at <www.preventblindness.org/resources/factsheets/
LowVisionTipsMK34.PDF>.
What you should know about low vision. Retrieved March 19, 2004.
<www.nei.nih.gov/nehep/what.htm>.
NATIVE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES
Health problems in American Indian-Alaska Native women. Retrieved March
16, 2004. <www.4woman.gov/faq/american_indian.htm>.
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped. Physical disabilities: information and advocacy organizations.
Compiled by Carol Strauss. Washington, 2003. 49p. Free. Also available online at
<www.loc.gov/nls/reference/circulars/physical.html>.
REFERENCE BOOKS--SPECIAL FORMATS
Your rights after a mastectomy. Brooklyn, NY: Heritage for the Blind, n.d. 12p.
Free. [large print booklet]. (2071 Flatbush Avenue, Suite 63, 11234, attn: Dept.of
Visually Impaired).
REHABILITATION AND PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS--
FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Cox, Richard. The skill of the rehabilitation worker. New beacon, v. 87,
Nov. 2003: 26-29.
SMART CARDS
Gill, John. Developments in smart card systems. New beacon, v. 88, Feb. 2004:
28-31.
SPORTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES--BIBLIOGRAPHY
Sports associations. Sports 'n spokes, v. 30, Jan. 2004: 57.
SWIMMING AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Twardowski, Barbara and Jim. Water workout: aquatic exercises for fitness and
fun. Abilities, no. 57, winter 2003: 28-30.
TALKING BOOK PROGRAM--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped. Facts: books for blind and physically handicapped individuals, 2004.
Washington, 2004. 4p. Free. Also available online at
<www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/annual.html>.
TALKING BOOK PROGRAM--LIBRARY OF CONGRESS--SURVEYS
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped. NLS patron survey (2003): index page. Retrieved April 14, 2004.
<www.loc.gov/nls/technical/patronsurvey2003/index.html>.
TELEVISION FOR PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS
Whitehead, Jill, and Clive Miller. Digital television: an overview. New beacon,
v. 88, Feb. 2004: 38-41.
VETERANS WITH DISABILITIES
Library of Congress. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped. Facts: selected veterans organizations. Compiled by
Carol Strauss. Washington, 2003. 8p. Free. Also available online at
<www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/veterans.html>.
WEB ACCESSIBILITY
Bodengraven, Marijke van, and Carol Pollitt. Making websites and OPACS
accessible. IFLA journal, v. 29, 2003: 357-363.
Byerley, Suzanne L., and Mary Beth Chambers. Accessibility of web-based
library databases: the vendors' perspectives. Library hi tech, v. 21, 2003: 347-357.
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