Making Libraries Accessible: Adaptive Design and Assistive Technology (Library Technology Reports) - Softcover

 
9780838958629: Making Libraries Accessible: Adaptive Design and Assistive Technology (Library Technology Reports)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0838958621 ISBN 13: 9780838958629
Publisher: ALA TechSource, 2012

Synopsis

Library Technology reports v.48 no.7 "Making Libraries Accessible: Adaptive Design and Assistive Technology" informs readers about how to make libraries' digital content, computers, and other devices accessible to people with disabilities. The report presents an overview of demographics, regulations, and types of disability needs as well as associated assistive technology. It also lists and compares specific assistive technology products and assesses accessibility for library collections, including various e-book file formats, e-readers, and databases. Drawing from W3C's Web Accessibility Guidelines, the report advises on development and design principles for an accessible website.

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About the Author

Char Booth advocates for the integration of pedagogical training in library education, informing user services through local research, creating library cultures of experimentation and assessment, and exploring open, accessible, and collaborative solutions to library sustainability. She is the Instruction Services Manager and E-Learning Librarian at the Claremont Colleges, and is on the faculty of the ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Institute. An ALA Emerging Leader and Library Journal Mover & Shaker, her publications include Reflective Teaching, Effective Learning: Instructional Literacy for Library Educators and Informing Innovation: Tracking Student Interest in Emerging Library Technologies.

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Publisher
ALA TechSource
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0838958621
ISBN 13 
9780838958629
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
46
Editor
Char Booth