Verification of Special Support projects to be conducted by university libraries in the UK

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25330390
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics
• Research Institution: Bukkyo University
• Principal Investigator: MATSUDO Hiroyo 佛教大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (80584482)
• Research Collaborator: MASUDA Kazuko
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: イングランド / 大学図書館 / 特別支援 / 障害者サービス / チームアプローチ / 研修 / パートナーシップ / ネットワーク

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Library support for students with Special Educational Needs at university libraries in the UK has been provided by individuals and groups in charge, before the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 was enacted. After the enactment of the law, Special Support started officially. Currently, special support is provided by each library support system responding to the situation (mainly providing alternative materials to print materials).
Special support is based on the: (1) Staff awareness based on the partnership spirit, (2) Collaboration with university library, disability service department, IT-related department, and support worker, (3) Legal development by government and preparing support environment system by university (4) Training using university networks (university library’s regional study group, library consortium, and higher education support organization). These mutual effects are the driving force of special support and are incorporated as one of the library services.

Free Research Field

図書館情報学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究で得られた結果は，今後の日本の大学図書館の特別支援の在り方（障害者サービス）について示唆が得られる。また，大学図書館員の専門性の向上や，館種を超えた図書館障害者サービスに対しても貢献できる。
図書館学と特別支援教育を横断する学際的アプローチで，大学図書館のみならず，大学，地域，社会との関わり，大学図書館が特別な支援を行なう際に必要とされる取り組み，研修を含めた仕組みについて検証しようとしている点に学術的特色がある。