Integrating Library Services with Daisy Books in Public Libraries

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• Integrating Library Services with Daisy Books in
  Public Libraries
• Geert Ruebens, director
• LUISTERPUNT
• Flemish Library for Audio and Braille Books
  (Belgium)

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Summary

• Belgium (Flanders)
• Public libraries in Flanders
• Special libraries for print disabled
• 2008 Luisterpunt new special library
• Cooperation with public libraries
• Contact

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1. Belgium

• Kingdom created 1830 constitution
• Political system parliamentary democracy
• European Union membership
• Federal Structure
• Three Regions (economy, defence, justice)
• Three Communities (culture, education, social
  affairs, health)
• Own Cultural Policy and Minister
• Flemish Luisterpunt French ONA, Ligue braille
• 10 Provinces (Flanders 5, Wallonia 5)
• Official languages 3
• Flanders Dutch
• Wallonia French
• Brussels Dutch French ( many other languages)
• German Community German

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1. Maps of Belgium
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1. Facts about Flanders

• Surface 13.511 km² (B 30.513 km²)
• Population 5.940.251 (58)(Belgium 10.239.085)
• Age structure
• Youngsters (0-19 years) 23
• Adults (20-64 years) 60
• Elderly (65 years) 17
• Visual impaired
• 2008 2 126.000
• In 2015 160.000

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2. Public Libraries in Flanders

• Municipalities 308 (Belgium 589)
• Membership of a library 25
• Library law
• library obligation (1921, 1978)
• Decree Local Cultural Policy (2001)
• Flemish agencies
• Locus support
• Bibnet support library automation
• Special libraries
• Luisterpunt for people with print disabilities
• Zorgbib for residents of hospitals, homes for
  elderly people and asylum reception centres

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2. Library structure
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3. Special libraries
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3. Special libraries

• Situation till 2007
• 2 independent special libraries
• Funded by Flemish Government
• Since 2005 Daisy books
• Joint on line catalogue
• http//daisybraille.bibliotheek.be

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3. Special librarieskey figures 2008

• Users
• 4.800 members
• 4 of the target group (126.000)
• Collection
• Braille 9.000
• Daisy 15.000
• Lending
• Braille 13.000
• Daisy 180.000

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3. Special libraries
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4. Luisterpunt

• 2008 New library for print disabled
• Meaningful name Luister Punt Bibliotheek
• Increased funding by Flemish Government 1,5
  MEUR/year
• Demand of Government
• more readers doubling by 2010
• more cooperation with public libraries, homes for
  the elderly and schools

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4. Luisterpunt

• Logo with baseline Everybody can read

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4. Luisterpunt

• www.luisterpuntbibliotheek.be
• Link to on line catalogue with possibility of
  reservation
• Information Policy Plan, Promotion Projects,
  Cooperation Public Libraries, Membership,
  Collection,

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4. Luisterpunt
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4. Luisterpunt
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4. Luisterpunt objective 1

• Braille on demand
• Braille collection needs a lot of space and paper
• Near future developing digital braille books
• Only print on demand

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4. Luisterpunt objective 2

• Dyslectic people
• Growing interest for Daisy books by persons with
  dyslexia
• Increasing awareness in society for dyslexic
  persons
• Reading and listening at the same time
• Daisy campaign for schools

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4. Luisterpunt objective 3

• Daisy books and Daisy players in public libraries
  (see 5.)

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4. Luisterpunt objective 4

• Streaming and/or downloading of Daisy books

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4. Luisterpunt objective 5

• Promotion of audio books
• Cooperation with commercial publishers common
  interest
• Reading promotion
• 2009 Promotion campaign to elderly
• 2000 Daisy Players for 1000 homes of elderly
• Mediacampaign promotional materials
• Workshops training professionals
• Parcels of 100 Daisy books

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5. Cooperation Public Libraries

• On line catalogue of Daisy and braille books is
  part of Flemish union catalogue
• www.zoeken.bibliotheek.be
• On line reservation
• Daisy books in public libraries

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5. Cooperation Public Libraries

• Parcels of 100 Daisy books (also children books)
• Loan directly to readers and available in the
  homes for elderly
• Only for targetgroup declaration of honour
• Needs promotion with local organisations

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5. Cooperation Public Libraries

• Every library gets 1 or 2 Daisy players for free
  (Province)
• Autumn 2009 75 80 of the public libraries
  join the project
• For results see presentation of Mr. Kris De
  Winter (Province of Antwerp)

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5. Cooperation Public Libraries

• Agreement between 3 partners
• Special library (for free)
• Loan of Daisy books
• Distribution of promotional materials
• Training in use of Daisy book and player
• Public library
• Commitment for local promotion
• Provincial government
• Support in promotion
• 1 or 2 Daisy players in each library for free

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5. Cooperation Public Libraries

• Result win-win situation
• People with reading problems no treshold,
  continuation of library use, principle of
  inclusion
• Public libraries continuation of service to same
  customers
• Special libraries broaden of the targetgroup to
  middle aged and elderly people

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6. Contact

• Web www.luisterpuntbibliotheek.be
• Phone [phone]
• E-mail info_at_luisterpuntbibliotheek.be
• Geert Ruebens, directorgeert.ruebens_at_luisterpuntb
  ibliotheek.be
• Ann Voet, librarianann.voet_at_luisterpuntbibliothee
  k.be
• Saskia Boets, communication and
  promotionsaskia.boets_at_luisterpuntbibliotheek.be