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Yurtay, Nilufer; Bicil, Yucel; Celebi, Sait; Cit, Guluzar; Dural, Deniz – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2011
Speech synthesis is a technology used in many different areas in computer science. This technology can bring a solution to reading activity of visually impaired people due to its text to speech conversion. Based on this problem, in this study, a system is designed needed for a visually impaired person to make use of all the library facilities in…
Descriptors: Library Facilities, Library Automation, Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled)
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Tuncer, Nilufer – International Library Review, 1987
Describes the establishment of an online retrieval system in a Turkish documentation center and the problems encountered, including lack of training for personnel; incompatible telecommunications channels; the need to execute searches using English; and unrealistic user expectations. (CLB)
Descriptors: Databases, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Information Centers
Doyle, Robert P. – 1989
The Library/Book Fellows Program began in 1986 with a grant to the American Library Association from the U.S. Information Agency, an independent agency within the Executive Branch. The purposes of the program are to: (1) increase international understanding through the establishment of professional and personal relationships and the accomplishment…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, International Educational Exchange, Librarians