An Evaluation of Finding Aid Accessibility for Screen Readers.
Since the passage of the American Disabilities Act in 1990 and the coincident growth of the Internet, academic libraries have worked to provide electronic resources and services that are accessible to all patrons. Special collections are increasingly being added to these web-based library resources,...
| Publicado en: | Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 34 - 47 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Library Association
Sep2013
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