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57 min
- Management Issues
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62 min
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3. Convergence- Ms. Anne Poulson
- Mr. Gary Horrocks
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43 min
4. Supporting research: new opportunities for 'subject librarians' and other staff- Mr. Antony Brewerton
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33 min
5. Library as place?- Mr. Les Watson
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6. Customer value discovery- Dr. Sue McKnight
- Content
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26 min
7. The future of university medical librarianship- Ms. Beverly Murphy
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8. From here to there: library content in the digital age- Mrs. Wendy Evans
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9. Institutional repositories- Dr. Alma Swan
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10. Ensuring continuity of access to resources for scholarship- Mr. Peter Burnhill
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11. Social web and libraries- Mr. Brian Kelly
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12. Vendor supplied MARC records for online collections- Ms. Catelynne Sahadath
- Services
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17 min
13. E-learning and the digital library- Prof. Andrew McDonald
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22 min
14. Research services- Ms. Liz Chapman
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28 min
15. Introduction to systematic reviews for librarians- Ms. Lindsey Sikora
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51 min
16. Libraries in a digital age: access- Dr. Simon Ball
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41 min
17. What color is your paratext? trust metrics- Mr. Geoffrey W. Bilder
- Case Studies
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28 min
18. Transforming a mediaeval university- Mr. John A. MacColl
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19. Scenario planning for libraries- Mr. Steve O'Connor
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Navigable Slide Index
- Introduction
- Word cloud
- Library access in the digital age
- What is access?
- Advocacy and ethos
- Library accessibility maturity model
- Libraries as innovators in access
- Approaching accessibility
- Accessible environment
- Inaccessible environments
- Technical vs. Practical accessibility
- Types of barriers
- Accessible documentation
- Best practice with fonts and colour
- Use of styles and formatting
- Use of images
- Accessibility benefits of PDFs (1)
- Accessibility benefits of PDFs (2)
- Accessibility benefits of PDFs (3)
- Access tools
- Access tools examples
- Access tools recommendations
- Access tools: where to get them?
- Alternate formats
- Appropriate alternate formats
- Obtaining alternate formats
- Flexible access to e-resources
- Access in developing and transition countries
- Other FOSS library tools
- Accessible library policy
- Policy recommendations
- Benchmarking
- Development opportunities
- Conclusions
Reflective Questions
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How do user requirements impact socially acceptable standards of accessibility? What role should legislation play?
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How do you expect ‘accessibility policy’ to develop and at what cost?
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Who bears the cost of providing access to people with disability?
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In setting accessibility policy what constitutes a disability to be addressed?
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To what extent can technology improve accessibility?
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What formal training in accessibility, if any, should librarians be required to undertake?
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Can accessibility be given a monetary value?
Topics Covered
- Library access
- Accessibility
- Inclusion
- Inclusive practice
- Disability
- Impairment
- Technology
- Barriers
- Advocacy
- Ethos
- Library maturity
- Innovation
- Environment
- Documentation
- Best practice
- Software
- FOSS
- Alternate formats
- Policy
- Benchmarking
- Development
Talk Citation
Ball, S. (2012, March 29). Libraries in a digital age: access [Video file]. In The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved March 20, 2025, from https://doi.org/10.69645/TPYW1103.Export Citation (RIS)
Publication History
- Published on March 29, 2012
Libraries in a digital age: access
Published on March 29, 2012
51 min
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