(Almost) new issue of Ariadne on info accessibility

The 7/30/05 issue of Ariadne focuses on information accessibility:

  • Creative Archive /
    Paul Gerhardt describes the origins and development of the Creative Archive Project at the BBC.

  • Accessibility: The Current Situation and New Directions /
    Kevin Carey describes accessibility by disabled people to digital information systems across broadcasting, telecommunications and the Internet, looks into the future and makes recommendations.

  • Involving Users in the Development of a Web Accessibility Tool /
    Jenny Craven and Mikael Snaprud describe how the EC-funded European Internet Accessibility Observatory Project is involving users in the development of a Web accessibility checking and monitoring tool.

  • Web Accessibility Revealed: The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council Audit /
    Marcus Weisen, Helen Petrie, Neil King and Fraser Hamilton describe a comprehensive Web accessibility audit involving extensive user testing as well as automatic testing of Web sites.

  • Revealing All /
    Ann Chapman describes Revealweb, a Web site that brings together information about accessible resources for visually impaired people.

  • Towards a Pragmatic Framework for Accessible e-Learning /
    Lawrie Phipps, Neil Witt and Brian Kelly while recognising the importance of accessibility in e-learning resources, query the universal applicability of the Web Accessibility Initiative’s guidelines and describe a pragmatic framework which provides a broader context for their use.

  • Virtual Research Environments: Overview and Activity /
    Michael Fraser provides an overview of the virtual research environment (VRE) and introduces three JISC-funded projects in which Oxford University is participating.

  • The RAMBLE Project /
    Paul Trafford describes how mobile blogs for personal reflection may be related to institutional learning environments, drawing on experiences from the RAMBLE Project.

  • Supporting Local Data Users in the UK Academic Community /
    Luis Martinez and Stuart Macdonald discuss the differing areas of expertise within the UK data libraries with particular reference to their relationship with National Data Centres, the role of the Data Information Specialists Committee – UK (DISC-UK) and other information specialists.

    The 7/30/05 issue of Ariadne focuses on information accessibility:

  • Creative Archive /
    Paul Gerhardt describes the origins and development of the Creative Archive Project at the BBC.

  • Accessibility: The Current Situation and New Directions /
    Kevin Carey describes accessibility by disabled people to digital information systems across broadcasting, telecommunications and the Internet, looks into the future and makes recommendations.

  • Involving Users in the Development of a Web Accessibility Tool /
    Jenny Craven and Mikael Snaprud describe how the EC-funded European Internet Accessibility Observatory Project is involving users in the development of a Web accessibility checking and monitoring tool.

  • Web Accessibility Revealed: The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council Audit /
    Marcus Weisen, Helen Petrie, Neil King and Fraser Hamilton describe a comprehensive Web accessibility audit involving extensive user testing as well as automatic testing of Web sites.

  • Revealing All /
    Ann Chapman describes Revealweb, a Web site that brings together information about accessible resources for visually impaired people.

  • Towards a Pragmatic Framework for Accessible e-Learning /
    Lawrie Phipps, Neil Witt and Brian Kelly while recognising the importance of accessibility in e-learning resources, query the universal applicability of the Web Accessibility Initiative’s guidelines and describe a pragmatic framework which provides a broader context for their use.

  • Virtual Research Environments: Overview and Activity /
    Michael Fraser provides an overview of the virtual research environment (VRE) and introduces three JISC-funded projects in which Oxford University is participating.

  • The RAMBLE Project /
    Paul Trafford describes how mobile blogs for personal reflection may be related to institutional learning environments, drawing on experiences from the RAMBLE Project.

  • Supporting Local Data Users in the UK Academic Community /
    Luis Martinez and Stuart Macdonald discuss the differing areas of expertise within the UK data libraries with particular reference to their relationship with National Data Centres, the role of the Data Information Specialists Committee – UK (DISC-UK) and other information specialists.