ARL announces accessibility webinar to foster library-publisher collaboration on inclusive learning resources - February 13, 2015
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is offering a free webinar to raise awareness about the value of producing or procuring accessible born-digital resources to support library users of all abilities. The webinar, 'Working Together: Research Libraries and Publishers on the Value of Inclusive Learning Resources,'… Read More
NISO Publishes Recommended Practice on metadata indicators for accessibility and licensing of e-content - January 19, 2015
The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) has published a new Recommended Practice on Access License and Indicators (NISO RP-22-2015) that defines metadata to be used to indicate free-to-read content and a link to license terms for the use/re-use of that content. Developed by the NISO… Read More
Katya Pereyaslavska named ARL Visiting Program Officer for accessibility and universal design - October 15, 2014
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) has announced the appointment of Katya Pereyaslavska as a visiting program officer (VPO) for accessibility and universal design, effective October 1, 2014. Pereyaslavska is the Scholars Portal Accessibility Librarian at the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and the University… Read More
Thieme Chemistry relaunches website with new design and improved accessibility - October 14, 2014
Thieme Chemistry has relaunched its website for chemists. Along with a new design, the expanded http://www.thieme-chemistry.com features improved technology and an optimised user-friendly interface. Users now enjoy even faster access to the comprehensive content as well as Thieme Group products for chemists.… Read More
Cambridge University Press adopts three new initiatives to improve the visibility and accessibility of digital content - March 14, 2014
Academic publisher Cambridge University Press has announced the adoption of three new initiatives, each designed to improve the visibility and accessibility of digital content. Kudos is designed to boost the impact of content published online. Articles are enhanced with additional information by authors (such as… Read More
ARL urges FCC to support e-reader accessibility - September 23, 2013
The Association of Research Libraries (ARL) submitted reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing a petition filed by the Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers on September 13, 2013. The manufacturers are requesting a waiver from the FCC that would exempt e-readers from the requirement that… Read More
Elsevier and EarthChem implement two-way linking for Earth Sciences content - October 28, 2011
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and EarthChem, a portal facilitating discovery and accessibility of a consortium of databases, have implemented two-way linking between their respective Earth Sciences content. Elsevier-published research articles from 32 journals, hosted on SciVerse ScienceDirect will be automatically linked to the corresponding research datasets… Read More
University of Cincinnati Libraries selects Serials Solutions Summon discovery service to enhance accessibility - May 24, 2011
Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced that the University of Cincinnati Libraries have selected Serials Solutions Summon web-scale discovery service to enhance the accessibility of its vast array of e-resources and library… Read More
Elsevier announced winner of JISC Techdis Award for Accessibility - May 10, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has won the first JISC TechDis Publisher Lookup Award. The award recognises publishers who excel in changing and adapting their business processes to meet their customers’ accessibility needs. The JISC TechDis Publisher Lookup Awards are the brainchild of Alistair McNaught, senior advisor… Read More
FCC releases working paper addressing accessibility and technology issues - April 26, 2010
The Federal Communications Commission has issued the agency’s first ever working paper addressing accessibility and technology issues. Part of a series of working papers released in conjunction with the National Broadband Plan, the paper considers the numerous barriers to broadband usage faced by people with disabilities,… Read More
