NLB - NLB

Japanese: NLB - えぬえるびー
NLB - NLB

...Since 1954, when the government started to subsidize the production of Braille books, and since 1961, when the government started to subsidize the production of audio books, publicly commissioned books have been distributed to public and private Braille libraries nationwide. However, even now, the majority of the books produced annually are the result of the generosity of Braille translators and readers, and the current situation is that the libraries are financially dependent on donations. In the UK, two private institutions, the National Library for the Blind (NLB), which operates student libraries and audio libraries, share functions and provide effective services with financial support from the national and local authorities. In the US, the Library of Congress, in close cooperation with local libraries, produces Braille and audio books using federal funds, and lends Braille books, audio tapes, talking books, and audio playback devices to blind people and other physically disabled people who have difficulty using printed books. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "NLB" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…1954年から点字図書,61年から録音図書作製費として国庫補助が開始されて以来,公費委託作製の図書が全国公私立点字図書館に配布されるようになったが,今なお年間作製図書の大半は点訳・朗読奉仕者の善意によるものであり,財政的にも募金に依存する現状である。 イギリスでは,全国盲人図書館National Library for the Blind(略称NLB)と学生図書館,録音図書館を経営するイギリス盲人協会(RNLB)の二つの民間施設がおのおの機能を分担し,国や地方当局の財政援助も受けて効果的なサービスを行っている。これに対しアメリカでは国会図書館が各地域図書館と緊密な協力のもとに,全国の盲人その他活字書利用困難な身体障害者に対し,連邦予算をもって点字・録音図書の作製および点字図書,録音テープ,トーキングブックならびに録音再生装置の貸出しを行っている。…

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