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Direct linkPotnis, Devendra; Mallary, Kevin – College & Research Libraries, 2021
Academic libraries invest thousands of dollars in assistive technologies (AT) for enhancing the delivery of information services to disabled patrons. However, offering AT might not result in their use by the patrons who need them, thereby leading to a service divide. The analysis of qualitative responses, including more than 1,400 quotations,…
Descriptors: Use Studies, Academic Libraries, Disabilities, Assistive Technology
Needham, William L. – 1983
A conference on academic library services to disabled students is summarized. Presentations which focused on the global context of library services and the information role of library personnel, the need to develop qualitative and quantitative standards dealing with technical as well as service aspects, the growing body of information resources on…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Conference Papers, Disabilities
Schlessinger, Shelley – 1983
The bibliography lists approximately 120 references (1978-83) on academic library services for disabled students. The bibliography was developed from a literature search of five indexes: "Library Literature," ERIC, "Dissertation Abstracts," LISA, and CIJE. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author and include title, source, date, page…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accessibility (for Disabled), Annotated Bibliographies, Attitudes
Association of Research Libraries, Washington, DC. Office of Management Studies. – 1982
This compilation of documents submitted by various academic and research libraries on library services to the disabled is arranged under six topics. Policy and procedure statements are addressed by Colorado State University and the Universities of Wisconsin at Madison, Connecticut, and Missouri. The University of British Columbia and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Librarians
Ragsdale, Kate W., Comp. – 1991
This Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) Kit presents the results of a survey on issues and concerns associated with planning for library services for persons with disabilities. The survey was sent to 119 U.S. and Canadian Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and returned by 74. The report is based on the responses of libraries which…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities
