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Linda Lucas Walling
College of Library and Information Science
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
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Phone: 803-777-2298
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From: "Peter G Underwood" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 9:35 AM
Subject: Visually-handicapped librarians


> The Department of Information and Library Studies at the University of
> Cape Town has received an enquiry from a prospective student who is
> blind. He is interested in studying librarianship, and wondered if it
> would be possible for him to work in a library. At the moment he is
> studying the social sciences. He is especially interested in music
> librarianship, and thought that, of all branches of the profession, this
> would be the
> most accommodating to his disability. Can anybody help us advise him
> about the opportunities and problems that might attend upon this career
> path, given his circumstances?
> Please let us know if you have any information or personal experiences
> to help us answer his question and provide appropriate guidance.
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>
>
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> Prof. Peter G. Underwood, Director, Centre for Information Literacy
> University of Cape Town, Private Bag, RONDEBOSCH 7701, South Africa
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> +27 (0)21 650 3091 (voice-mail)           +27 (0)84 650 3091 (cell)
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