Member Detail: Korean DAISY Consortium

Korean Braille Library started digital talking book production in 1996. As many as 7,500 titles and 700 categories of recordings were kept in the Korean Braille Library, while the number of persons who borrowed books each year reached approximately 1,500. Currently the Library is producing digital talking books on CDs using DAISY technology, and has made available to its members compact sized CD publications, which have been produced with excellent sound quality.

The Korean DAISY Consortium was formed in early 2010 and consists of the following organizations:

1. The National Library Support Center for the Disabled, The National Library of Korea
2. Busan Braille Library
3. Busan School for the Blind
4. Chonnam Braille Library
5. Hasang Welfare Organization for the Disabled
6. Korea Blind Union
7. Korean Braille Library
8. Korea Federation of Organizations of the Disabled
9. Korea Student Braille Library
10. Korea Welfare Foundation for the Visually Handicapped
11. Kyungnam Braille Information Library
12. Kyungpook Braille Library
13. Jeollanamdo Blind Braille Library
14. Jeju Braille Library
15. Jongdalsae Library
16. LG Sangnam Library
17. Rainbow Library
18. Seongbuk Welfare Organization for the Visually Impaired
19. Seoul National School for the Blind
20. Siloam Center for the Visually Handicapped
21. Songam Braille Library