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2016

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Asking The Big Questions, Peter Bremer, Leann Dean Nov 2016

Asking The Big Questions, Peter Bremer, Leann Dean

Library Publications

Information is provided on the discussion titled "Open House in the Ivory Tower: Public Programming at an Academic Libraryā€¯ at Briggs Library at the University of Minnesota, Morris (UMM) in Morris, Minnesota. Topics, including library outreach to college students, collaboration with organizations and diversity of library users, are discussed.


Accessibility Of Vendor-Created Video Tutorials For People With Disabilities, Joanne Oud Jan 2016

Accessibility Of Vendor-Created Video Tutorials For People With Disabilities, Joanne Oud

Library Publications

Many video, screencast, webinar, or interactive tutorials are created and provided by vendors for use by libraries to instruct users in database searching. This study investigates whether these vendor-created database tutorials are accessible for people with disabilities to see whether librarians can use these tutorials instead of creating them in-house. Findings on accessibility were mixed. Positive accessibility features and common accessibility problems are described, with recommendations on how to maximize accessibility.