Evaluating the Accessibility of Florida's Public Library Home Pages

Libri ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
John Brobst
Keyword(s):  
Public Library ◽  
Home Pages

scholarly journals History of library websites

2021 ◽  
pp. 173-188
Author(s):  
L. B. Shevchenko
Keyword(s):  
Public Library ◽  
Home Pages ◽  
User Friendliness ◽  
Eastern State ◽  
Medical Library ◽  
Russian State ◽  
History Of ◽  
State Library ◽  
Far Eastern ◽  
Central Scientific

The history of foreign and Russian libraries’ websites in 1996—2017 is analyzed on the basis of professional publications and web-archive. The author analyzed the websites of Russian libraries, i. e. RASL Library for Natural Sciences, All-Russia Library for Foreign Literature, Russian State Library, Russian National Library, State National Pedagogical Library, Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology, Central Scientific Medical Library, State Public Scientific and Technological Library of the RAS Siberian Branch and divisions, Central Scientific Agricultural Library, Russian Academy of Sciences Library, Far Eastern State Scientific Library, Nizhny Novgorod Regional Universal Scientific Library, Novosibirsk State Regional Scientific Library. The number of websites was limited due to many changed domain names which disables the analysis. The archive copies of the selected libraries’ home pages obtained through the Wayback Machine service were analyzed. The first (1996–1998) home pages of Russian and foreign libraries are compared and distinctions are identified. The dynamics of Russian libraries’ websites up to 2017 is characterized. The author concludes that the libraries have been regularly changing design, content, representation forms, and navigation and retrieval systems, which is often not welcome by their users. The libraries have to introduce and promote efficiently their content and resources with the focus on user friendliness. Internet technologies and libraries’ representing themselves on the World Wide Web have changed library practice, and the libraries have to think over how to design the website and how to assess it.

Online On Ramps: A Pilot Study Evaluation of the Accessibility of Canadian Public Library Web Sties to Visually and Hearing Challenged Users

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Forgrave ◽  
Lynne (E.F) McKechnie
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Home Pages ◽  
Study Evaluation ◽  
The World ◽  
Accessibility Guidelines ◽  
Adaptive Technologies

A pilot study was conducted to assess the accessibility of Canadian public library web pages to visually and hearing challenged individuals using adaptive technologies. A random sample of their library home pages were evaluated using Bobby, a software program created by the Centre for Applied Special Technology using the World Wide Web Consortium's Web Accessibility Guidelines. Results suggest that Canadian public...

Who owns a personal home page?

2003 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Astrid Schütz ◽  
Franz Machilek
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
Home Page ◽  
Sampling Strategies ◽  
Home Pages ◽  
Personal Home Pages ◽  
Age And Sex

Research on personal home pages is still rare. Many studies to date are exploratory, and the problem of drawing a sample that reflects the variety of existing home pages has not yet been solved. The present paper discusses sampling strategies and suggests a strategy based on the results retrieved by a search engine. This approach is used to draw a sample of 229 personal home pages that portray private identities. Findings on age and sex of the owners and elements characterizing the sites are reported.

Space Analysis of Seattle Central Public Library

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Holsche ◽  
Ruth Conroy Dalton ◽  
Martin Brosamle
Keyword(s):  
Public Library ◽  
Space Analysis

The potential of continuous library and information education within the context of the Model Standard of Public Library

2017 ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Galina Kuzichkina ◽  
Alexander Mazuritsky
Keyword(s):  
Professional Education ◽  
Reference Point ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Single System ◽  
Library And Information Education

The authors discuss the problems of library and information education. The lack of a single system of life-long education in the library industry is stressed. The Model Standard of Public Libraries as a reference point for education reinvention is analyzed. The main vectors of public libraries activities defined in the Model Standard are considered, along with the desirable professional competences. The ratio of the libraries’ main tasks and functionalities and the professional education is examined.

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