IRBIS-BASED E-CATALOG AND RECORD LOG IN A SPECIALIZED LIBRARY

The experience of IRBIS64 Library Automation System implementation into the specialized library for the blind is discussed. The settings and functions of management of users, collections, and events databases are considered. The key dictionaries of setting storage places and user categories are described. At the library, the user cart html-template has been adapted for various user categories. The AVD System union catalog is used for sharing. The optional IRBIS64-based specialized modules are also discussed, namely the adapted catalog and digital record log designed specifically for the users and services of Kaluga N. Ostrovsky Regional Special Library for the Blind. The methods and principles of software for the blind and visually impaired people are examined. The approach under examination combines the two different methods, that compliant with the international WCAG2.0 standards and the other using cloud technologies of Yandex SpeechKit. The research project enables to fulfill the TyphloCatalog project of designing Internet-based catalog for the specialized libraries for the blind.