Creating Accessible Resources with Technologies at Hand

to Stephanie Maatta Smith, assistant professor at the University of South Florida's School of Library and Information Science; Laurie J. Bonnici, assistant professor at the University of Alabama's School of Library and Information Studies; and Muriel K. Wells, librarian at the University of Alabama in Huntsville

About

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The project seeks to build a model to measure the ability and potential of libraries to serve special-needs populations. The growth in the number of patrons eligible for services provided through programs for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (BPH), combined with a lack of funding, makes this study particularly timely. The project was submitted under this year’s Meeting Diversity Goals in the Context of Economic Challenges category.

Resulting publications & presentations:

  • Bonnici, L., S. Maatta, and M.K. Wells. (2010). “Creating Accessible Resources with Technologies at Hand.” Presentation at 2010 National Diversity in Libraries Conference, Princeton, NJ, July 14-16, 2010.
  • MLS Grant for $8882,416 for "Accessible Libraries for All: A Recruitment Project to Prepare 21st Century Librarians to Bridge the Physical Access Divide (Project ALFA)" .

Awards Won

Title Year
Diversity Research Grant

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The 91´«Ã½ Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services sponsors this grant program which began in 2002 to address critical gaps in the knowledge of equity, diversity, and inclusion issues within library and information science.

 2009 - Winner(s)

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