News (National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) explained
News is a quarterly publication of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), part of the U.S. Library of Congress, and is associated with libraries serving blind and physically disabled readers, and their cooperating agencies. This serial publication includes articles of interest to librarians and others, and covers a broad range of topics including libraries and technology. The primary focus of the articles is on accessibility to blind and physically disabled readers.
As early as 1958,[1] issues of the Division for the Blind Newsletter were published by what was then called the Library of Congress Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.[2] Around 1967, the name became DBPH News.[2] [3] [4] The DBPH News became a regular bimonthly publication at the end of the 1960s[5] and gained formal volume numbers with the January/February 1970 issue,,, .[6] Publication subtitled "National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped" started with the May/June 1978 issue, volume 9, number 3, as, for the paper edition.[7] It became quarterly starting with the January - March 1982 issue.[8]
Issues from 1995 (volume 26) on are available online at the official website or as http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3139
External links
- NLS News Home - official site, with electronic copies back to 1995; also permanently linked from http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS3139
Notes and References
- Book: Oxbridge Directory of Newsletters . Oxbridge Communications . 1994 . 1994 . 105 . 9780917460524 . 2015-06-06 .
- Book: Hesslein, Shirley B. . Serials on Aging: An Analytical Guide . Greenwood Press . 1986 . News - National Library Service for the Blind. DATE FOUNDED: 1978. TITLE CHANGES: Division for the Blind Newsletter (1958-67), DBPH News (1967-78). FREQUENCY: 4/yr. PRICE: Free. PUBLISHER: National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 1291 Taylor Street, N.W., Washington DC 20542 . 9780313247095 . 25 .
- News: New Student Referral Service For D. C. Area . The Braille Monitor . November 1967 . Inkprint . National Federation of the Blind . Des Moines, Iowa . 2015-06-06 . Cited as reprint of News: DBPH News . August 1967 . Library of Congress, Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped . Washington, D.C. .
- News: Two New Talking Book Machines . The Braille Monitor . June 1968 . Inkprint . National Federation of the Blind . Des Moines, Iowa . 2015-06-06 . Source cites original as News: DBPH News . 26 . April 1968 . Library of Congress, Division for the Blind and Physically Handicapped . Washington, D.C. .
- Book: Annual Report of the Librarian of Congress, For the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1969 . 1970 . 3: The Reference Department . Library of Congress . Library of Congress . U.S. Government Printing Office . Washington, D.C. . 61 . 06006273 . 0083-1565 . A house organ, the DBPH News, which carries news of the regional libraries as well as division activities and policies, attained the status of regular bimonthly publication and acquired an attractive new masthead. .
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- Book: Monthly Catalog, Periodicals Supplement for 2000, No. 1281, Entries 2000-1 to 2000-892 . 112 . Government Printing Office . Washington, D.C. . 2015-06-06 .
