Valerie, I think it would be very interesting if you wrote an article on web
inaccessibility from the perspective of a blind librarian. J
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Schmetzke, Axel
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 9:52 AM
> >> To: Lib Faculty; Timm, David; Sherman, Sarah
> >> Subject: Call for Articles--please forward as you see fit
> >>
> >> Please forward this announcement to colleagues who may be interested in
> >> this line of research. Thanks, Axel
> >>
> >> PS: Cathy, would you please forward this to the CUWL/CDC mailing list.
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >>
> >> Call for Articles
> >>
> >> Special Issue of Library Hi Tech:
> >>
> >> Accessibility of Web-Based Information Resources for People with
> >> Disabilities
> >>
> >> Library Hi Tech invites articles for a special issue on the
"Accessibility
> >> of Web-Based Information Resources for People with Disabilities". The
aim
> >> of this special issue is to promote a barrier-free virtual library
> >> environment that affords all users a maximum of independence. This aim
is
> >> to be accomplished (a) by encouraging evaluative research on the
> >> accessibility of electronic information resources for people with print
> >> disabilities, (b) by enabling librarians to make informed procurement
> >> decisions, and (c) by providing information to encourage vendors to
> >> develop truly inclusive products.
> >>
> >> Welcome are articles on the accessibility of any web-based information
> >> resources, including those currently emerging on the market. These may
> >> include:
> >>
> >> * Online catalog systems (Voyager, ExLibris, etc.)
> >> * Aggregated database services (Ebscohost, WilsonWeb, FirstSearch,
> >> ProQuest, etc.)
> >> * Specialized electronic indexes (Books in Print, Anthropological
> >> Index Online, etc.)
> >> * Electronic reference works (Britannica Online, New Grove
Dictionary
> >> of Music & Musicians, Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, etc.)
> >> * E-journals (JSTOR, Project Muse, HighWire Press, Emerald Press,
> >> Taylor & Francis, etc.)
> >> * E-books (especially NetLibrary)
> >> * Library Web pages
> >>
> >> Articles discussing other issues pertaining to web-accessibility of
> >> information and learning resources will also be considered. Such topics
> >> may include: the accessibility of courseware, the legal mandate under
ADA
> >> and Sect. 508, online distance-education for people with disabilities,
and
> >> strategies for creating an accessible online environment.
> >>
> >> Authors considering contributions to this issue should discuss their
ideas
> >> with the guest editor and send an extended abstract of the proposed
> >> article in advance of full submission. The abstract should be received
by
> >> May 1, 2001. The full article must be submitted by September 1, 2001.
> >>
> >> Guest Editor
> >>
> >> Axel Schmetzke, Ph.D.
> >> Library
> >> University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
> >> 900 Reserve Street
> >> Stevens Point, WI 54481
> >> Tel: (715) 346-4658
> >> Fax: (715) 346-3857
> >> E-mail: [log in to unmask]
> >>
> >> Full publication guidelines are available at
> >> <http://www.lib.msu.edu/seadle/Guidelines.html>.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
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