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http://dx.doi.org/10.4275/KSLIS.2019.53.4.231

A Study on the Analysis of Current Status of Retrieval Systems on the Library Website for the Improving Accessibility to Library Information Resources of Disabled Users  

Baek, Jae-Eun (덕성여자대학교)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science / v.53, no.4, 2019 , pp. 231-254 More about this Journal
Abstract
Library website is medium for connecting library information resources and users. However, searching and accessing methods to information resources in library websites and retrieval systems are mostly designed for users. So, the disabled users have difficulty accessing and using library information resources through library websites. Therefore, the author carried on current status study and analysis on the retrieval system of the national and public library websites in Korea. And then, the author proposes improvement plan in order to enhance satisfaction with information needs of disabled users and to use a basic study for construction of retrieval system of library websites for disabled users.
Keywords
Alternative Materials; Disabled user; Information Accessibility; Library Service; Library Website; Library Information Resource; Retrieval System; Web Accessibility;
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