Defining, evaluating, and achieving accessible library resources: A review of theories and methods

A Kazuye Kimura - Reference Services Review, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the library and information science literature
related to the accessibility of digital resources by individuals with mental, physical or other …

Enhancing usability of digital libraries: Designing help features to support blind and visually impaired users

I **e, R Babu, TH Lee, MD Castillo, S You… - Information Processing …, 2020 - Elsevier
Blind and visually impaired (BVI) users experience vulnerabilities in digital library (DL)
environments largely due to limitations in DL design that prevent them from effectively …

Studies on blind and visually impaired users in LIS literature: A review of research methods

I **e, S Wang, M Saba - Library & Information Science Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Current sight-centered designs and services in library and information science (LIS) do not
effectively support blind and visually impaired (BVI) users. Simultaneously, there is a lack of …

Orientation tactics and associated factors in the digital library environment: Comparison between blind and sighted users

I **e, R Babu, HS Lee, S Wang… - Journal of the Association …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This is the first study that compares types of orientation tactics that blind and sighted users
applied in their initial interactions with a digital library (DL) and the associated factors …

Proposing an information value chain to improve information services to disabled library patrons using assistive technologies

D Potnis, K Mallary - Journal of Information Science, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Information services offered by academic libraries increasingly rely on assistive
technologies (AT) to facilitate disabled patrons' retrieval and use of information for learning …

Information system for visually impaired in Indian universities: a user's perspectives

RK Bhardwaj - Information Discovery and Delivery, 2021 - emerald.com
Information system for visually impaired in Indian universities: a user’s perspectives | Emerald
Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish with us …

Accessibility of tables in pdf documents: Issues, challenges and future directions

N Fayyaz, S Khusro, S Ullah - Information Technology and …, 2021 - ejournals.bc.edu
People access and share information over the web and in other digital environments,
including digital libraries, in the form of documents such as books, articles, technical reports …

Comparing the “value of information services” for providers and vulnerable patrons: a mixed-methods study with academic libraries and students with disabilities

D Potnis, K Mallary - Information Research an international …, 2023 - informationr.net
Introduction. This multi-year, mixed-methods study compares (a) the reasons administrators
and librarians of academic libraries invest in assistive technology for delivering information …