... equal participation. Shih-Chuan Chen can be contacted at: jennyc@nccu.edu.tw 30 08 2025 12 09 2025 13 09 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Public libraries Accessibility Generational differences...

... 07 2023 08 08 2023 10 09 2023 16 09 2023 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Disabilities Libraries Attitudes Barriers Attitudinal barriers Accessibility Individuals with disabilities are marginalized...

...Jon Ezell; J.J. Pionke; Jeremy Gunnoe Purpose This paper aims to contribute to an understanding of current accessibility efforts and practice in librarianship by providing a broad overview of the information about services, resources and facilities on academic library accessibility pages...

...Jade G. Winn; Melissa L. Miller; Caroline Muglia; Christopher Stewart; Ruth Wallach Purpose A working group of Masters in Management of Library and Information Science (MMLIS) Librarian Faculty was formed to address diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and anti-racism (DEIA + AR...

...Amy Kazuye Kimura Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the library and information science literature related to the accessibility of digital resources by individuals with mental, physical or other impairments, to assess the state of research in the field and to explore new avenues...

...Erica Getts; Katie Stewart Purpose This paper aims to review existing literature on distance library services for individuals with disabilities with a specific focus on deaf and hard of hearing (D/HH) users and provide strategies for creating an online library that is accessible to this community...

... for working with young adults with disabilities. It will also feature strategies for making existing teen programming more accessible to young adults with disabilities. Design/methodology/approach By using the author’s professional library experience and citing other published works, this paper...

...Heidi M. Schroeder Purpose This paper aims to describe a variety of accessibility initiatives implemented at the Michigan State University (MSU) Libraries to better support persons with disabilities who want to use and access library services and resources. Design/methodology/approach By using...

... of all potential users. EBSCO Discovery Service™ provides users with means of accessing all of an institution’s internal (library) and external (database vendors) information resources through a single search. The purpose of this paper is to outline the findings of this research and the applicability...

...Michael Ciccone Purpose CELA, the Centre for Equitable Library Access, is a national not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support public libraries in providing accessible collections for Canadians with print disabilities and to champion the fundamental right of Canadians with print...

...Aneta Kwak; Jeffrey Newman Purpose The purpose of this study was to develop a cost- and labor-efficient method for a small library to produce and deliver accessible course reading packages. Design/methodology/approach Working with approximately 25 courses and instructors in the Fall 2017...

...Teressa M. Keenan Purpose The purpose of this paper is to illustrate one library’s role in the development of a new collaborative captioning service to provide accessible media for classroom use. This pilot project created a new workflow for on-demand captioning of videos. Design/methodology...

... of literacy that focuses on understanding and awareness of disabilities, accessibility and difference. Design/methodology/approach This paper examines current trends of language use about people with disabilities and then posits a counterpoint by discussing functional diversity as a viable alternative...