Accessibility Update: Section 508 and WCAG in a Library 2.0 World, Case Study Exercise
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This document presents a case study exercise discussing accessibility updates related to Section 508 and WCAG in various library contexts as reported during the LITA National Forum in 2009. It includes specific examples of library tutorials, catalogs, and search screens from different vendors and their accessibility features. URLs for each case and vendor accessibility statements are provided for further exploration.
Accessibility Update: Section 508 and WCAG in a Library 2.0 World, Case Study Exercise
- 1. Accessibility Update: Section 508 and WCAG in a Library 2.0 World Case Study ExerciseNina McHaleLITA National ForumOctober 1-2, 2009
- 2. Case 1: Library TutorialHome-grown CQ Researcher TutorialCreated with CaptivateURL: http://library.auraria.edu/~ksobel/tutorials/cqresearcher/index.html
- 7. Case 2: Skyline CatalogAuraria Library’s catalogVendor: Innovative Interfaces, Inc.Includes local customizations made by Web Librarianhttp://skyline.cudenver.edu
- 12. Case 3: Academic Search Premier“Advanced Search” screenVendor: EBSCOURLs vary by institutional subscriptionEBSCO’s accessibility statement:http://www.ebscohost.com/thisTopic.php?topicID=844&marketID=1
- 17. Case 4: TwitterTwitter home pageURL: twitter.comOf note: www.accessibletwitter.com (in alpha)
- 22. Case Study 5: University of Michigan Libraries Home PageURL: http://www.lib.umich.edu/Newly launched Drupal site
- 27. Case 6: LibGuidesAuraria Library subject guide home pageUses LibGuides CMSVendor: SpringShareURL: guides.auraria.edu/subject/
- 32. Case 7: Academic OneFile“Power Search” screenVendor: Gale CengageURL varies by institutional subscriptionGale Cengage’s accessibility statement
- 37. Case 8: Facebookfacebook.comFacebook’s accessibility statement
- 42. Case 9: Library of Congress LOC home pagewww.loc.gov
- 47. Case 10: Library BlogAurariaLibrary FYI news blogGoogle’s Blogger platformURL: aurarialibraryfyi.blogspot.com
- 52. Case 11: World Cat LocalWorldCat at AurariaVendor: OCLCaurarialibrary.worldcat.org
- 57. Case 12: DeliciousDelicious home pagedelicious.comDiscussion thread