Evidence of Our Values: Disability Inclusion on Library Instruction Websites

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Main Authors: Graves, Stephanie J., German, Elizabeth
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2018
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German, Elizabeth
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German, Elizabeth
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German, Elizabeth
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contents Evidence of Our Values: Disability Inclusion on Library Instruction Websites Graves, Stephanie J. German, Elizabeth Disabilities Library Instruction Inclusion Access to Information Web Sites Content Analysis Language Usage Accessibility (for Disabled) Academic Libraries Libraries are called to serve users with diverse needs and a wide range of abilities and disabilities. The library literature includes much about services to persons with disabilities but says little about programmatic efforts in library instruction and accessibility design at an organizational level. This study looks for visible evidence of inclusive practices in library instruction programs through a content analysis of library instruction websites and instruction request forms, examining instruction-related pages for accessibility language. Results show little evidence of programmatic disability inclusion on library websites.
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spellingShingle Evidence of Our Values: Disability Inclusion on Library Instruction Websites
Graves, Stephanie J.
German, Elizabeth
Disabilities
Library Instruction
Inclusion
Access to Information
Web Sites
Content Analysis
Language Usage
Accessibility (for Disabled)
Academic Libraries
Evidence of Our Values: Disability Inclusion on Library Instruction Websites Graves, Stephanie J. German, Elizabeth Disabilities Library Instruction Inclusion Access to Information Web Sites Content Analysis Language Usage Accessibility (for Disabled) Academic Libraries Libraries are called to serve users with diverse needs and a wide range of abilities and disabilities. The library literature includes much about services to persons with disabilities but says little about programmatic efforts in library instruction and accessibility design at an organizational level. This study looks for visible evidence of inclusive practices in library instruction programs through a content analysis of library instruction websites and instruction request forms, examining instruction-related pages for accessibility language. Results show little evidence of programmatic disability inclusion on library websites.
title Evidence of Our Values: Disability Inclusion on Library Instruction Websites
topic Disabilities
Library Instruction
Inclusion
Access to Information
Web Sites
Content Analysis
Language Usage
Accessibility (for Disabled)
Academic Libraries
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1185950