Electronic reserves: the promise and challenge to increase accessibility

doi:10.1108/07378830310467445

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Electronic reserves: the promise and challenge to increase accessibility

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Title:	Electronic reserves: the promise and challenge to increase accessibility
Author(s):	Kathy Konicek, (Kathy Konicek is Instructional Technology Consultant in the Division of Information Technology (DoIT), Learning Technology & Distance Education (LTDE), University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. E-mail: kkonicek@facstaff.wisc.edu), Joy Hyzny, (Joy Hyzny (jhyzny1@uic.edu) is Assistive Technology Specialist at the Office of Disability Services, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.), Richard Allegra, (Richard Allegra (rallegra@uic.edu) is Director, at the Office of Disability Services, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.)
Citation:	Kathy Konicek, Joy Hyzny, Richard Allegra, (2003) "Electronic reserves: the promise and challenge to increase accessibility", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 21 Iss: 1, pp.102 - 108
Keywords:	Access control, Electronic resources, Information
Article type:	Technical paper
DOI:	10.1108/07378830310467445 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Abstract:	Electronic reserves help registered campus users who need anytime-access to documents. Electronic reserves comprise digital files, mostly HTML or PDF formats. In some circumstances the HTML or PDF file is “readable” to the sighted individual, but are sometimes either partially or completely unreadable to the visually impaired using assistive technology. Creating “accessible” PDF files poses more challenges than creating “accessible” HTML files. Several options are suggested to help solve this problem.