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NLS Operations Alert

No. 17-22

DATE          :    March 21, 2017
TO                :    Network Libraries
FROM         :    Richard Smith, Chief, Network Division
SUBJECT   :    Revision of the 2011 Standards and Guidelines of Service


The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) announced that the second draft of Standards and Guidelines of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped<http://ascla.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/SecondDraftForReview_NLS-Standards-and-Guideslines_March2017.pdf> is available on its website. The Working Team for the revision of the 2011 edition invites your comments<https://goo.gl/forms/DDUGDZHli8z1dJiV2>.

The 2011 version of the standards<http://bit.ly/2cji6br> is available for comparison.

Working Team
*  Danielle Miller ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), director and regional librarian, Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, representing the Western Conference.
*  Will Reed ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), OLBPD manager, Cleveland Public Library/Ohio Library for the Blind & Physically Disabled, representing the Midlands Conference.
*  Eura Szuwalski ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>), project director for the revision process, Goleta, California.

Advisory Team
*  Adam Szczepaniak, director, New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center, representing the Northern Conference.
*  Dr. Nancy Pack, director, Alabama Public Library Service, representing Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA).
*  Kim Charlson, president, American Council of the Blind, representing the American Council of the Blind.
*  David Hyde, chairperson, Library Services Committee, representing the National Federation of the Blind.
*  Melanie Brunson, director, Government Relations, representing the Blinded Veterans Association.
*  Ava M. Smith, division director, Talking Book Program, Texas State Library and Archives Commission, representing the Southern Conference.

For more information contact:
Richard J. Smith
Chief, Network Division
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