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Inquiring minds want to know....I am working on a resource book for public school teachers and librarians who are working with blind and visually impaired children within the public schools. I am at the point where I am wondering if this might be something that teachers / librarians in public schools REALLY want or need. Obviously there is a "need" among schools for the blind because not everyone who takes a position at a school for the blind knows the resources that are "out there." I know that there are a few of my collegues who are still teaching in schools for the blind across the nation that monitor LM_NET--and with those few of us who work with these children, we hope to provide those of you who encounter these children with the resources that you might need. However, the resources change and people leave list-servs. I find many requests on LM_NET throughout the year dealing with "where do I find" or "how can I locate" specific items dealing with children who are blind or visually impaired attending the public schools. It seems that there is a need but I don't know to what extent this audience might actually evolve. (I'm not looking for a best-seller, merely something that teachers and librarians will find useful when they encounter these situations.) For years (as a teacher and librarian at the Oklahoma School for the Blind) I compiled a booklet of resources that I would hand out to itinerant teachers at workshops in which I facilitated. My concern is that the information found in those booklets are now out-of-date but the information --resource companies and people--is still reliable for the most part. If you are working with children who are blind and/or visually impaired and feel that this might be something that you would be interested in knowing more about when it is published, please respond to me personally. At this time I don't know what the price will be for the book, but I am hoping that it will be reasonable for most schools to purchase for their libraries or even their classroom teachers. Shonda Brisco Assistant Professor / Librarian Mary L. Williams Curriculum Materials Library Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma bshonda@okstate.edu 405-744-9769 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=