Web accessibility trends in university libraries and library schools

Library Hi Tech

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 457-477

  Comeaux, David ^a   Schmetzke, Axel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT   (United States)

Author keywords

Disabilities; Libraries; University libraries; Worldwide web

Indexed keywords

EID: 36849062557     PISSN: 07378831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/07378830710840437     Document Type: Article

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