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Peer reviewedShaw, Elizabeth J. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 2000
Describes the Historic Pittsburgh project at the University of Pittsburgh, a joint project with the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania to produce a digital collection of historical materials available on the Internet. Discusses costs; metadata; digitization and preservation of originals; full-text capabilities; scanning; quality review;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Character Recognition, Costs
Download full textGreen, Christopher F. – 1996
This paper examines problems faced by visually-impaired secondary pupils in gaining access to information in print. The ever-increasing volume of information available inundates the sighted and is largely inaccessible in print format to the visually impaired. Important issues of availability for the visually impaired include whether information is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Audiotape Recordings, Braille
