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Improving library services to people with print disabilities: the role of technology in public libraries
Traditionally, the term “library” refers to a collection of books and journals. However the ready availability of books, journals, papers, maps, artwork and other formats in libraries today allows the user to access a vast amount of information. This is further increased by electronic technologies t...
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| author | Matthew T. Atkinson Jatinder Dhiensa |
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| description | Traditionally, the term “library” refers to a collection of books and journals. However the ready availability of books, journals, papers, maps, artwork and other formats in libraries today allows the user to access a vast amount of information. This is further increased by electronic technologies that enable information to be stored in a range of formats. In this respect, the library is a tremendous source of information. Public libraries are the primary source for information queries from users with disabilities. To ensure that they can continue to provide this function, librarians must constantly address both the barriers that people with disabilities face when accessing information and the tools available to help people overcome these barriers. |
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| institution | Loughborough University |
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| spelling | rr-article-94008862007-01-01T00:00:00Z Improving library services to people with print disabilities: the role of technology in public libraries Matthew T. Atkinson (7167695) Jatinder Dhiensa (7167698) Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified untagged Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified Traditionally, the term “library” refers to a collection of books and journals. However the ready availability of books, journals, papers, maps, artwork and other formats in libraries today allows the user to access a vast amount of information. This is further increased by electronic technologies that enable information to be stored in a range of formats. In this respect, the library is a tremendous source of information. Public libraries are the primary source for information queries from users with disabilities. To ensure that they can continue to provide this function, librarians must constantly address both the barriers that people with disabilities face when accessing information and the tools available to help people overcome these barriers. 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Text Chapter 2134/4476 https://figshare.com/articles/chapter/Improving_library_services_to_people_with_print_disabilities_the_role_of_technology_in_public_libraries/9400886 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified untagged Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified Matthew T. Atkinson Jatinder Dhiensa Improving library services to people with print disabilities: the role of technology in public libraries |
| title | Improving library services to people with print disabilities: the role of technology in public libraries |
| title_full | Improving library services to people with print disabilities: the role of technology in public libraries |
| title_fullStr | Improving library services to people with print disabilities: the role of technology in public libraries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving library services to people with print disabilities: the role of technology in public libraries |
| title_short | Improving library services to people with print disabilities: the role of technology in public libraries |
| title_sort | improving library services to people with print disabilities: the role of technology in public libraries |
| topic | Other information and computing sciences not elsewhere classified untagged Information and Computing Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/2134/4476 |