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Lewis, Valerie; Klauber, Julie – Library Hi Tech, 2002
Discusses Web design accessibility from the perspective of a librarian who is legally blind. Explains problems encountered with the growing use of graphics as opposed to text-based sites and suggests steps that librarians can take to help make the Web more accessible. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Graphics, Computer Software
McDermott, Irene E. – Searcher, 2001
Discusses making the World Wide Web accessible to people with physical disabilities. Includes Web site design; text alternatives for graphic elements; Web sites that help construct accessible Web pages; software packages to improve accessibility; accessible electronic resources in libraries; and the Americans with Disabilities Act and standards…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Computer Graphics, Computer Software, Design Requirements
Instant Images: A PC-Camera Linkage Offers New Possibilities for Libraries and New Access for Users.
Whitaker, Char – American Libraries, 1990
Describes the potential library uses of technology that link video cameras, video recorders, and microcomputers. The equipment is explained, including color video printers; costs are examined; and library uses are discussed, including the provision of access to material that cannot be photocopied, archival storage, and photo enhancement. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Computer Graphics, Computer Printers
Drake, David – 1989
In late 1988, Midland College in Texas implemented a desktop publishing service to produce instructional aids and reduce and complement the workload of the campus print shop. The desktop service was placed in the Media Services Department of the Learning Resource Center (LRC) for three reasons: the LRC was already established as a campus-wide…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Computer Graphics, Computer Software
Absher, Linda – 1997
For many librarians and information specialists, the World Wide Web presents a challenge, not only in terms of organizing information, but in creating a visual package that piques the user's curiosity and interest as well as provides orientation to a site. Creating original graphics gives a Web site a unique identity, and forces the designer to…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1993
Discussion of electronic information access in libraries focuses on five areas that impact quality and cost: (1) hardware, including networking, graphics, and full-text capabilities; (2) software; (3) access and utilization, including Internet and instruction and training; (4) licensing, including suggestions for publishers as well as librarians;…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Software
Soete, George J. – 1997
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) integrate computer hardware, software, data, and the human mind to bring new perspectives to creative problem solving. The power of GIS is in adding a graphic, spatial dimension to problem solving. Still an emerging technology for most libraries, GIS can be expensive, entails a steep learning curve, and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Computer Graphics, Computer Simulation