Get Going
How to bring library services to persons with
dyslexia into focus at your library?
Jette Bendix Pedersen, Ballerup Helle Mortensen, Lyngby
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Program
• Partnerships
Cooperation between libraries
”The Library Deal”
• Best practice
Ballerup and Lyngby Public Libraries
• Demo of the IT-tool: CD-ORD
• Get going
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Cooperation Between
Libraries
• Raise awareness
Library directors, colleagues etc
• Report ”Get going in the library”
Starter kit
• Choice of IT-tool
Accessibility, price, education of staff,
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”The Library Deal”
• License negotiation
The Central Library and Mikrovaerkstedet
• First step
All public libraries in The Copenhagen Region
• Second step
All Danish public libraries
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Ballerup Public Library
• Inhabitants : 47.398
• Visitors: 2000 per day
• Circulation: 16 items
pr. inhabitant pr. year
• Employees: 71 FTEs
• Budget: 4,4 million
euroes
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Best Practice Ballerup
CD-ORD on all PC’s
Book a librarian
Partners
Marketing
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Brochure
Read with
your ears
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Lyngby Public Library
• Inhabitants: 52.000
• Visitors: 1800 a day
• Circulation: 20,73
items pr. Inhabitant pr.
year
• Employees: 71,7 FTEs
• Budget: 5,234 million
euros
Lyngby Public Library
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Best Practice Lyngby
Book a librarian
Partners
Marketing
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Brochure
Borrow
Listen &
Easy to Read
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CD-ORD 6
• Demo of the program
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Get Going
- in and outside the library!
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Focus on persons with dyslexica
Marketing
Keep smiling …
Perspectives
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Good Luck
Thank you for your
attention
For more
information
contact
jbp@balk.dk
hmo@ltk.dk
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References
• IFLA sections
Library Services to People with Special
Needs (LSN)
Libraries Serving Persons with Print
Disabilities (LPD)
• Read more
Guidelines for Library Services to Persons
with Dyslexia.
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