Please join the ALCTS CRS College and Research Libraries (C&RL) Interest Group on Sunday, June 24 from 9-10 am at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Room 297 for a discussion on Facilitating our Researchers’ Needs Through Accessibility Compliance.   This session will benefit electronic resources librarians, collections librarians, reference librarians, publishers and more in understanding issues surrounding accessibility and compliance for library electronic resources. The program will feature two presentations followed by Q&A.

 

Corey Halaychik, Library Director, SUNY Maritime

 

Corey will speak about his experience at the University of Tennessee (UT) working with the System Contracts Office, Office of General Counsel, and other librarians in drafting accessibility language. He will also discuss the approach used by librarians working for Tennessee Board of Regents  colleges and universities who took a vastly different approach than UT in ensuring electronic resources are accessible.  

 

Nathalie Duval, Director of New Product Development, Alexander Street Press

 

Publisher of Disability in the Modern World and participant in a recent accessibility review by the Big Ten Academic Alliance, Alexander Street will share their ongoing efforts to ensure their multi-media platform is accessible and the special challenges posed by video, audio, and interactive features.

 

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Our interest group is seeking one volunteer to serve a two-year term as Vice Chair in 2019 and Chair in 2020.  If you are interested, please send an email to Jeff Matlak, incoming chair of CRS CRL IG (jg-matlak@wiu.edu). Find detailed information about the IG at:  http://www.ala.org/alcts/mgrps/crs/grps/ats-serdgrl.

 

 

Lori Duggan
Head, Electronic Resources Acquisitions
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
lbadger@indiana.edu
812-856-3184