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GB/T 36719-2018General specification of library services for the visually impaired (English PDF)

图书馆视障人士服务规范

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Issued by

SAMR; SAC

Level / Type

National · Recommended

Issue date

September 17, 2018

Implementation date

April 1, 2019

Scope

GB/T 36719-2018 is the English-translated version of 图书馆视障人士服务规范.

GB/T 36719-2018 is the Chinese general specification for library services to blind and partially sighted readers.

It covers who the service is for, the resources it needs, from building space and reading equipment to document collections and staff, the content and forms of the service, service times and notices, resource promotion and service indicators, outreach to new readers, and supervision and evaluation, including reader satisfaction surveys.

It defines visual disability, visually impaired people, the reading room for the visually impaired, the Braille library and accessible facilities.

It applies to public libraries at provincial, prefecture and county level, including children's libraries, and to the Braille libraries run by disabled persons' federations, schools for the blind and other organizations. It was issued on 17 September 2018 and has applied since 1 April 2019.

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Document preview — GB/T 36719-2018

National Standard of the People's Republic of China

ICS: 01.140.20
Classification: A 14

Issued by: State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of the PRC

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and Definitions
4 General
5 Service Object
6 Service Resources
6.1 Configuration Principle
6.2 Building construction
6.3 Reading equipment
6.4 Literature Resources
6.5 Human Resources
7 Service Content and Form
7.1 Service Content
7.2 Service Form
8 Service Requirements
8.1 Service time
8.2 Service Notice
8.3 Resource Promotion
8.4 Service Indicator
9 Service Promotion
9.1 Development of readers
9.2 Event Promotion
10 Service Supervision and Evaluation
10.1 Supervised Approaches and Methods
10.2 Reader Satisfaction Survey
Reference

Foreword

This standard was drafted in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.

Introduction

To further strengthen the public welfare, basicity, equality, convenience and standardization of library public cultural services, improve the library visually impaired service conditions to improve the service efficiency and management efficiency of the visually impaired in the library, to meet the growing diversified spiritual and cultural needs of the visually impaired, this standard is specially formulated.

1 Scope

This standard stipulates the service objects, service resources, service content and form, service requirements, service propaganda of the library visually impaired person service. Service supervision and evaluation.

This standard applies to all provinces, prefecture (city), county (district) level public libraries (including children's libraries) visually impaired reading room and disabled persons specialized venues for library services for the visually impaired by the blind, educational institutions and other social organizations.

2 Normative references

The following documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the dated version applies to this document.

For undated references, the latest edition (including all amendments) applies to this document.

GB/T 28220 Public Library Service Specification

GB/T 31015 public information guidance system based on the design and setting principles of accessibility requirements

GB 50763 Accessibility Design Specification

JGJ 38 Library Building Design Code

YD/T 1761 Website Design Accessibility Technical Requirements

3 Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions apply to this document.

3.1 Visual disability

Due to various reasons, the binocular vision is low and cannot be corrected or the field of view is reduced, which affects their daily life and social participation. Vision disability includes blindness and low vision. [GB/T 26341-2010, definition 4.2]

3.2 Visually impaired

People with decreased vision or loss of vision due to visual disability (3.1).

3.3 Visually impaired reading room

The public library provides a special place for library services for the visually impaired (3.2).

3.4 Braille library

A specialized facility for library services for the visually impaired (3.2) by the Disabled Persons' Federation, the Blind Education Institute and other social organizations.

3.5 Accessible facilities

Facilities designed to facilitate persons with disabilities or those with reduced mobility to participate in normal activities.

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