Online Library Accessibility Support: A Case Study within the Open University Library

Autor/inn/en	Mears, Wendy; Clough, Helen
Titel	Online Library Accessibility Support: A Case Study within the Open University Library
Quelle	In: Open Learning, 30 (2015) 1, S.73-85 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-0513
DOI	10.1080/02680513.2015.1025735
Schlagwörter	Case Studies; Open Universities; Foreign Countries; Disabilities; Distance Education; Online Courses; Access to Education; Electronic Libraries; Library Services; Databases; Electronic Journals; Primary Sources; Independent Study; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Offene Universität; Ausland; Handicap; Behinderung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Online course; Online-Kurs; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Datenbank; E-Journal; Primärquelle; Selbststudium; Großbritannien
Abstract	The Open University (OU) is the UK's largest distance education provider and has a large and growing disabled student population. Disabled user support presents particular challenges for an online library service in the distance learning environment. The OU introduced guidelines for working with non-OU--authored content (external content) in 2011 which fundamentally altered the focus of library support from on-demand conversions to preemptive identification--and where necessary, conversion--of essential content. This case study describes Library Services' learning journey through its support for one particular module with lots of external content, the resultant benefits to its support services and considers areas for future development. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01