Due to constraints in various browsers and multimedia players people can experience
difficulty using the World Wide Web. This is particularly true for people with disabilities who …

Basically it means that library IT systems and interfaces are designed in a way that can be
easily read by all users of the library, be they physically visiting the library itself or accessing …

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), libraries not only have to
provide equal access for patrons to physical collections and equipment but to electronic …

The increasing provision of Web-based information resources has moved from a simple text
interface to dynamic and interactive designs. While this move has provided people with a …

To a large extent, disability is a social construct. Whether individuals with “disabilities” can
pursue independent and fulfilling lives is not so much a matter of their particular internal …

After 20 years of digitization efforts, hardly a single type of library information resource
remains that has not shifted, at least to some extent, to an electronic, Web-based format …

To extrapolate best practices for accessible library website design, the Web-browsing needs
of users with visual impairments were investigated. Selected library websites were tested for …

The previous special‐theme issue of Library Hi Tech (Vol. 20 No. 2) focused mainly on a
variety of specific information resources commonly provided by libraries: online catalogs …

To ensure access to information is available for all, consideration of the different needs of
people must be taken into account. This paper considers accessibility issues in terms of …

Purpose Academic library web sites contain a vast amount of content, often contributed by a
large number of content creators with varying levels of technical expertise. The Penn State …