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Peer reviewedByerley, Suzanne L.; Chambers, Mary Beth – Library Hi Tech, 2002
Examined the accessibility of two Web-based abstracting and indexing services by blind users using screen-reading programs based on guidelines from the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines by the WWW Consortium. Suggests Web developers need to conduct usability testing and librarians need to be aware of accessibility…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Blindness, Computer Software
Peer reviewedMcClellan, Gregory A.; Garrison, William V. – Library Hi Tech, 1997
Illustrates an approach for providing networked access to licensed databases over the Internet by positioning the library between patron and vendor. Describes how the gateway systems and database connection servers work and discusses how treatment of security has evolved with the introduction of the World Wide Web. Outlines plans to reimplement…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Computer Security, Databases
