WE INVITE You
Topic in two days
- General accessibility in the library. How can everyone navigate the library to retrieve a book or use the space? How do you make the library accessible and user friendly for everyone?
- Knowledge of the needs and wishes of current and potential library users with a print disability. Do they prefer a special library, or do they want to use the general public library? Which public library offerings would they like to use if the services and collections were (more) accessible?
- What makes a book accessible? Is there a general agreement on the characteristics of an accessible book, or do we need several levels of accessibility and how do we translate that to the discoverability of the book?
- Are the current metadata for accessibility in cataloguing sufficient or do we need more? Such as user-friendly accessibility information on books and shelves to enable persons with print disabilities to search items and to decide whether the chosen title can be read in the way they like. How can the current cataloguing metadata on accessibility be translated into that information?
- What will be the impact of more born accessible publications on the traditional role of the special libraries when it comes to acquiring new titles for their collections? Are there new models of cooperation between the two parties involved (publishers and special libraries) on the horizon?
- Best practices of existing collaborations of LPD libraries and public libraries.Do we need (more) collaboration between libraries serving persons with print disabilities and public libraries? Is mixed membership a recommended option? Can services be (further) integrated?
- Best practices of inclusive library services, successes and lessons learned. Library programs and activities. Library familiarity with universal design.
Public libraries play an important role in providing services to their communities, including persons with print disabilities. We share how libraries can be an accessible and inclusive place for all users; how can libraries serving persons with print disabilities (LPDs) and other libraries collaborate; and how can LPDs support public libraries in their work.
We try to highlight the positive work and good practices, in both physical and digital environments. Worldwide, books and services are becoming more accessible, and the European Accessibility Act will ensure this trend continues. What steps are needed to make collections and services discoverable and accessible, and are we making library activities and programs inclusive for persons with print disabilities? Let’s present ideas and experiences as we work together and library for all.
programme
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LOCATION
De Bibliotheek Schiedam in de Korenbeurs
Lange Haven 145, 3111 CD Schiedam
09:15 - 09:45 Registration, orientation, get badge, coffee and go to conference room
Session 1: Collaboration creates value
How can special and public libraries work together to provide accessible library services to all?
Convenor: Yasmine Youssouf
9:45 - 13:00 Presentations
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
DAY 1 AFTERNOON AUGUST 18th
Session 2: Inclusive library services: best and promising practices from the field
How can national, academic and other libraries contribute to inclusive services worldwide?
Convenor: Danielle Miller
14:00 -17:00 Presentations
17:00– 18:30 Tour and drinks in the library, Korenbeurs
18:30 – 21:00 Italian buffet at the Korenbeurs
DAY 2 MORNING AUGUST 19th
9:30 – 10:00 Walk in and preparation
Session 3: Search and discovery of accessible content
What do our target groups need to find the right kind of accessible content?
Convenor: Saskia Boets
10:00 – 13:00 Presentations
13:00 – 13:30 Take-away lunch
DAY 2 AFTERNOON AUGUST 19th
13:30 Boat tour through the canals and harbour of historical Schiedam
13:30 As an alternative to the boat tour Historical Mill tour, Walvisch Westvest
LET’S LIBrARY FOR ALL
18 - 19 August Schiedam
Date
18 — 19 august 2023
Korenbeurs — schiedam
The netherlands
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DAY 1 MORNING
08:30 – 09:30
Registration, orientation, get badge & bag, coffee and go to conference room
9:30 – 10:00
Keynote | General introduction on the importance of accessible library services
Heleen van Manen / Mirjam van den Bremen, KB (national library) the Netherlands
10:00 – 13:00
Session 1: Collaboration creates value
How can special and public libraries work together to provide accessible library services to all? - Convenor: Yasmine Youssouf
11:30 -11:45
Coffee break
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
DAY 1 AFTERNOON
14:00 – 16:30
Keynote | Ways to boost the number of books in accessible formats
Dominique Matar, Product Management Officer Accessible Books Consortium (ABC), WIPO Switzerland [to be confirmed]
Session 2: Inclusive library services: best and promising practices from the field
How can national, academic and other libraries contribute to inclusive services worldwide? - Convenor: Danielle Miller
17:00– 18:30
tour and drinks in the library, Korenbeurs
18:30 – 20:30
Italian buffet at the Korenbeurs
DAY 2 MORNING
9:00 – 9:30
Walk in and preparation
9:30 – 10:00
Keynote | Search and discovery of accessible content: taking user needs as starting point
Richard Orme, CEO Daisy Consortium
Session 3: Search and discovery of accessible content
What do our target groups need to find the right kind of accessible content? - Convenor: Saskia Boets
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee break
13:00 – 13:30
Take-away lunch
13:30
Boat tour through the canals and harbour of historical Schiedam
13:30 - as an alternative to the boat tour
Historical Mill tour, Walvisch Westvest
Programme
18 AUGUST morning
COLLABORATION CREATES VALUE
How can special and public libraries work together to provide accessible library services to all?
From ‘Unknown is unloved’ to ‘A perfect match … or maybe not just yet’
From ‘Unknown is unloved’ to ‘A perfect match … or maybe not just yet’
Developing professional account management for Passend Lezen and creating a new type of subscription
Sylvia Krijnen, Account manager organisations, Bibliotheekservice Passend Lezen, the Netherlands
Engaging Public Library Models in Accessible Library Services
Engaging Public Library Models in Accessible Library Services
NLS works collaboratively with a network of cooperating libraries in every state. Each network library has a unique operating model. This presentation will expand on these models from the perspective of the accessible library, the public library, and the patron.
Alice O’Reilly, Chief collection division, National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), Library of Congress, United States
Luisterpunt and public libraries: 15 years on the road together
Luisterpunt and public libraries: 15 years on the road together
15 years of exerience in cooperation with public libraries: the beginning, evolution over the years, future. Many good practices and challenges.
Diego Anthoons, Head of communications Luisterpuntbibliotheek, Flemish Library serving persons with print disabilities, Belgium | Library services to People with Special Needs (LSN) standing committee member
keynote|
General introduction on the importance of accessible library services
keynote | General introduction on the importance of accessible library services
Heleen van Manen & Mirjam van den Bremen, Strategic policy advisers ‘accessibility for all’, KB (nationale library), the Netherlands
NLB in the toolbox: making public libraries more accessible and inclusive for all users
NLB in the toolbox: making public libraries more accessible and inclusive for all users
NLB in the toolbox is an ongoing project that will contribute to increased awareness of public libraries' responsibilities in dealing with all residents, including those who struggle to read due to a disability.
Therese Solbjørg, Project leader ‘NLB in the toolbox’, Special librarian for children and young adults at NLB - Norwegian Library of Talking Books and Braille
Colloboration creates value
Colloboration creates value
Cooperation within the German Library Association, special schools, rehabilitation centres and the German Publishers and Booksellers Association
Christiane Felsmann, Head of library and user services dzb lesen, Leipzig, Germany | LPD standing committee member
best and promising practices from the field
best and promising practices from the field
How can special and public libraries work together to provide accessible library services to all? - Convenor: Yasmine Youssef
The Finnish model of accessible library services – cooperation between public libraries and Accessibility Library Celia
The Finnish model of accessible library services – cooperation between public libraries and Accessibility Library Celia
Background, progress, challenges, opportunities & good practice
Elina Kilpiö, Service planner at Accessibility Library Celia & Jaana Savela, Special library clerk public library Seinäjoki, Finland
Programme
18 AUGUST afternoon
INCLUSIVE LIBRARY SERVICES: BEST AND PROMISING PRACTICES FROM THE FIELD
How can National, Academic and other Libraries contribute to inclusive services worldwide?
INCLUSIVE LIBRARY SERVICES:BEST AND PROMISING PRACTICES FROM THE FIELD
INCLUSIVE LIBRARY SERVICES:BEST AND PROMISING PRACTICES FROM THE FIELD
How can national, academic and other libraries contribute to inclusive services worldwide?
Danielle Miller, Convenor, Director & regional librarian Washington Talking Book & Braille Library, USA | Secretary LPD
The OUÏ-LIRE Project at the National Library of Tunisia: for an inclusive library serving persons with print disabilities
The OUÏ-LIRE Project at the National Library of Tunisia: for an inclusive library serving persons with print disabilities
Promoting reading and access to audio books
Tarek Ouerfelli, Assistant professor in records and archives management at A sharqiyah University, Oman
keynote| Ways to boost the number of books in accessible format
keynote | Ways to boost the number of books in accessible format
Keynote speaker Dominic Matar, Accessible Books Consortium
Capacity building and braille printing service in the national Library of Peru
Capacity building and braille printing service in the national Library of Peru
Braille printing service for a diverse audience, spread across the country, and strengthened by the Authorised Entity agreement between the National Library of Peru and WIPO
Rosa Maria Yataco Marín, in charge of the Room for people with visual disabilities of the Great Public Library of Lima, Peru
Accessible Public Libraries for All: A Canadian Perspective
Accessible Public Libraries for All: A Canadian Perspective
Background and overview of the progress of born accessible publishing in Canada, and the impact this movement is having on public libraries and libraries serving persons with print disabilities
Laurie Davidson, Executive director Centre for Equitable Library Access (CELA), Canada
The use of public audiobooks in LPD’s
The use of public audiobooks in LPD’s
Originally, audiobooks were created for persons with a reading impairment. Nowadays, audiobooks have become mainstream and are widely adopted in the digital book market. In what way could LPD’s benefit from this development?
Rieke Vullings, Accessibility officer Dedicon, The Netherlands
Programme
19 August
SEARCH AND DISCOVERY OF ACCESSIBLE CONTENT
What do our target groups need to find accessible content?
search and discovery of accessible content
search and discovery of accessible content
What do our target groups need to find the right kind of accessible content?
Saskia Boets, Convenor, Codirector Luisterpuntbibliotheek, Flemish Library serving persons with print disabilities, Belgium | LPD standing committee member
Will this book fit my reading needs?
Will this book fit my reading needs?
Informing the reader about accessibility of digital books is a hot topic and a requisite of the European Accessibility Act. Is this a specialised field related to metadata expertise, or is it better to start from user expectations?
Gautier Chomel, In charge of projects related to digital book accessibility and the implementation of the European accessibility act, EDRlab, France
keynote| search and discovery of accessible content
keynote| search and discovery of accessible content
Taking user needs as a starting point. Keynote speaker Richard Orme, CEO DAISY Consortium.
Introducing accessibility metadata in catalogues
Introducing accessibility metadata in catalogues
Accessibility metadata are new to publishers and content creators, to digital distributors and aggregators, but also to users. By making the information about accessibility more understandable, usable and useful the user experience will improve
Hans Beerens, Accessibility officer Dedicon, The Netherlands
What makes a book accessible? The many faces of e-book accessibility
What makes a book accessible? The many faces of e-book accessibility
Is there a general agreement on the characteristics of an accessible book? Or do we need several levels of accessibility and how do we translate that to the discoverability of the book?
Ted van der Togt, Researcher working on developments in e-book technology and digital accessibility, KB (national library), the Netherlands
notes from the Field: Observations from the CARL-ARL Project to Implement Marrakesh in Research Libraries in Canada and the US
notes from the Field: Observations from the CARL-ARL Project to Implement Marrakesh in Research Libraries in Canada and the US
The cross-border collaboration of research libraries, including public libraries, explored improving discovery of accessible works through metadata
TBA – Speaker to be confirmed, United States
Chris Oliver, Head of Metadata and Processing University of Ottawa (retired), Canada
Victoria Owen, Information Policy Scholar-Practitioner, Faculty of Information,University of Toronto |Special Advisor to the Dean on Information Accessibility, UTSC, Canada
AFTERNOON: BOAT OR HISTORICAL MILL TOUR
Boat tour through the canals and harbour of historical Schiedam or Historical Mill tour, Walvisch Westvest.
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To be able to participate well in society, it is important that you can read. The KB, the national library of the Netherlands, has been a source of inspiration and development for centuries. The Koninklijke Bibliotheek ensures that everyone in the Netherlands has the opportunity to learn to read, to keep reading and to enjoy it. The KB considers it important that everyone can view and use the online information. That is why it pays a lot of attention to the digital accessibility of their websites.
The Dedicon Foundation has been involved in the Accessible Publishing at the Source project from the start. In addition to producing accessible productions in braille, relief, audio and EPUB files, Dedicon increasingly provides workshops and training in the field of digital accessibility. It is therefore logical that the editors of the platform inclusivepubliceren.nl have been placed with Dedicon.
You can always read! So even if you are blind, visually impaired or dyslexic. The Passend Lezen library service has a suitable solution for everyone with a reading disability. Thanks to all the different reading formats and the extensive collection, reading pleasure is and remains possible for everyone!
The Flemish library serving persons with print disabilities is a public library, which lends books in an adapted form - Daisy and braille - to those who are blind or visually impaired and to other persons who are print disabled. Its goal lies in delivering books in an adapted form to all persons who are not able to read conventionally printed books.