Record and Library Journal
Vol 1, No 1 (2015): Januari-Juni

The Condition of Special Library Services for People with Disability in "Children with Disability Foundation" (YPAC) Surabaya

Mutia, Fitri ( Program Studi Ilmu Informasi dan Perpustakaan, FISIP, Universitas Airlangga)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Apr 2015

Abstract

The Research about library services for people with disabilities is still found rarely, therefore, in this  research  case,  the  researcher  try  to  discuss  the  title  in  order  to  enrich  the  librarianship scientific. This research uses a quantitative approach with the descriptive type. Some findings of the  data  presented  in  this research case  is  about  the  collection,  type  of  service,  the  library manager and  the  library  space of Surabaya’s YPAC.  In Surabaya’s YPAC is available  only  in hard copy collections amounted to approximately 1000-1500 ex, that dominated the collection of fiction  (stories/illustrated  fables).  The  condition  of  most  of  the  collection  is  very  alarming because it was never noticed, classified specifically and many collections are laid out horizontally as  high  book  shelf  height  exceeds  available.  YPAC  library  runs  only  circulation  services manually, and organized by  teachers  who  graduate from educational of  school  for  disabled (SLB). Regarding  the  library  are  in  good  condition  and  clean,  there  are  4  and  3  units  of  rack collection of tables and chairs, but the air circulation is not good because the ventilation system only comes from a window so that the temperature inside the room pretty hot.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

RLJ

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Subject

Library & Information Science

Description

Record and Library Journal, with the registered number (E-ISSN: 2442-5168). It is a scientific journal that encompasses library science, records, information, and documentation. Record and Library Journal is a medium for researchers, academicians, professionals, practitioners, and students that are ...