Special Library as an Information and Advisory Support Center of Accessible Tourism

Today special libraries of Russia successfully master such area of activity as support of accessible tourism. However, this work has mainly mono-aspectual character, sometimes stochastic in nature, often is limited to tour-therapy. Informational-methodical and bibliographic thematic support is provided much less, and is almost missing the consultative component. The article describes an interesting experience of the Stavropol Regional Library for the Blind and Visually Impaired named after Vladimir Mayakovsky; on its basis in 2015 there was established the special-purpose structural division - Information and Advisory Support Center of Accessible Tourism “Invatourinfo”. The main goal of the Center is implementation of comprehensive informational and advisory activities in the area of tourism for the people with disabilities. The work of the Centre has poly-aspectual and algoristic character. The main principles underlying the activities of “Invatourinfo” are: integrity, continuity, adaptability and comprehensiveness. Special attention is paid to the principle of comprehensiveness, which is manifested in the ongoing functions and services of the Center, which include: research, informational and methodical, informational and bibliographic, advisory, educational, and tour-therapeutic services. This integrated approach allows to more clearly and fully incorporate the activities of “Invatourinfo” in the work of the library as a whole, and to ensure the coherence of goals of different levels. As a result, the Center is regarded as a coherent subsystem of the library system, and the activities of the Center on accessible tourism - as systemic.

Accessible Tourism, Center of Tourism, Special Library, Information, Systemacity, Comprehensiveness

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