Separate but equal? A comparison of content on library web pages and their text versions

Journal of Web Librarianship

Volumn 2, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 417-428

  Hazard, Brenda L ^a  

^a Hudson Valley Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

ARL libraries; Graphical homepages; Library web pages; Text versions; Web accessibility; Web design standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009643413     PISSN: 19322909     EISSN: 19322917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19322900802191801     Document Type: Article

References (16)

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2. Erica Lilly and Connie Van Fleet, “Wired, But Not Connected: Accessibility of Academic Library Home Pages,” Reference Librarian 67/68 (1999): 5-28.
3. Axel Schmetzke, “Web Accessibility at University Libraries and Library Schools,” Library Hi Tech 19, no. 1 (2001): 35-49.
4. Tim Spindler, “The Accessibility of Web Pages for Mid-Sized College and University Libraries,” Reference & User Services Quarterly 42, no. 2 (2002): 149-154.
5. Holly Yu, “Web Accessibility and the Law: Recommendations for Implementation,” Library Hi Tech 20, no. 4 (2002): 406-419.
6. Michael Providenti, “Library Web Accessibility at Kentucky’s 4-Year Degree Granting Colleges and Universities,” D-Lib Magazine 10, no. 9 (2004), http://www.dlib.org/dlib/september04/providenti/09providenti.html (accessed July 13, 2008).
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10. Alex Schmetzke, “Accessibility of Web-Based Information Resources for People with Disabilities,” Library Hi Tech 20, no. 2 (2002): 135.
11. Michael Providenti, “The Art of the Accessibility Statement,” Internet Reference Services Quarterly 10, no. 1 (2005): 47.
12. Carrie Bickner, “Why Web Standards Matter,” Library Journal 127, no. 12 (2002): 26.
13. Cheryl H. Kirkpatrick, “Getting Two for the Price of One: Accessibility and Usability,” Computers in Libraries 23, no. 1 (2003): 27.
14. Michael Providenti, “Using Web Standards to Promote Accessibility,” Kentucky Libraries 68, no. 3 (2004): 16.
15. Lance Lugar and Kate Thomes, “Access to Scholarly Communication Information on ARL Member Library Web sites,” Portal: Libraries and the Academy 2, no. 1 (2002): 59-67.
16. Lilly L. and Van Fleet, “Wired, But Not Connected,” 15.