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Accessibility in E-Resource Acquisitions
Monday, February 23, 2015 at 4:15 PM–5:00 PM CST
Salon A/B
Conference Track
5. User Experience
Keywords
accessibility, e-resources
Learning Objectives
- Following this session, participants will be able to identify strategies for acquiring web accessible e-resources,
- Following this session, participants will be able to communicate effectively with vendors about web accessibility concerns,
- Following this session, participants will be able to evaluate e-resources for accessibility compliance,
- Following this session, participants will have an understanding of current issues around accessibility, libraries, and e-resources and possibilities for the library profession moving forward
Abstract
This session challenges the library community to implement profession-wide change based on proposals in a 2012 Association for Research Libraries (ARL) report on print disabilities. Participants will learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act, issues specfic to print disabilities and e-resources, and how to take action locally and as a profession.
Presenters
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/76a8b5338dbccfef7ca91b52ba703d3b.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Doralyn Rossmann, Montana State University Library")
Doralyn Rossmann, Montana State University Library
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f22824d1a05019eaa2789c01bf051d93.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Kirsten Ostergaard, Montana State University")