Collaborating to improve access of video for all

Keenan, Teressa

doi:10.1108/rsr-03-2018-0028

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“…The conflict is between the areas of the law regarding copyright ownership and accessibility, "Current U.S. copyright law lacks a blanket exception for accessibility, relying instead on a patchwork of statutory exceptions and the doctrine of fair use" (Scheid, 2015). However, library staff and librarians still have a responsibility and an obligation to uphold the American Disabilities Act (McCann & Peacock, 2019), and must collaborate to improve access of video and other formats for all library users (Keenan, 2018).…”

Section: Collection Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Accessibility Best Practices, Procedures, and Policies in Northwest United States Academic Libraries

Peacock

Vecchione

2020

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Academic libraries are responsible for providing accessible copies of collection materials to individuals facing a variety of accessibility needs. Accessibility needs differ from user to user, often making each request an individualized service. However, do academic libraries have a responsibility to embrace a Universal Design for Learning approach to their acquisitions process? Do academic library workers need to establish policies as part of the procurement process? This research surveyed academic libraries at institutions similar to Affiliated University in size, graduate program offerings, and within the same region to help answer the questions: how academic libraries in the Northwest United States establish practices, policies, procedures, and workflows to meet these needs, and: how do academic libraries currently meet these needs when providing streaming media services, and other collection materials, to users with accessibility needs? Keywords accessibility, higher education, academic libraries, video, multimedia, streaming video, universal design for learning The goal of this research is to gain a preliminary understanding of current practices and glean information about perceptions and procedures regarding accessibility needs; especially as they pertain to the acquisition of multimedia materials in Northwest academic libraries. This article will describe our methods and findings before providing information that can be used to educate library workers on the accessibility needs, best practices, common workflows, and potential procedures to implement to ensure they serve all users regardless of disability. Literature Review Accessibility The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prevents discrimination against those with disabilities in any organization that receives federal funding. This act, coupled with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, provides a solid foundation protecting the rights to those with disabilities. Neither act, however, speaks directly to the use of technology or the internet. Therefore, in 1998 Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act, amending section 508 which deals specifically with electronic and information technology (GSA Government-wide IT Accessibility Program, 2018). The standards in this amendment were later revised based on work done by outside organizations such as the World Wide Web Consortium Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and the policies described by the European Union for products and services in the European Accessibility Act (European Commission, 2018). In 2009, the American Libraries Association (ALA) issued recommended guidelines to libraries for the "purchasing, procuring, using, maintaining and contracting for electronic resources" (American Library Association, 2019). This included a recommendation that libraries obtain guarantees from vendors that their products follow Section 508 regulations and other accessibility guidelines. However, the degree to which these recommendations have been adopted by academic libraries is unclear. Furthermore, lawsu...

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Section: Collection Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Accessibility Best Practices, Procedures, and Policies in Northwest United States Academic Libraries

Peacock

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2020

The Journal of Academic Librarianship

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Accessibility is not a feature: an analysis of common accessibility errors on academic library websites

McCann¹,

Peacock²

2021

Journal of Electronic Resources Librarianship

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Swimming Upstream in the Academic Library: Exploring Faculty Needs for Library Streaming Media Collections

Loftis,

Lamphere

2023

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Objective - To compare Portland State University’s (PSU) local experience of using streaming media to national and international trends identified in a large qualitative study by Ithaka S+R. This comparison will help librarians better understand if the PSU Library is meeting the needs of faculty with its streaming media collection through a series of faculty interviews. Methods and Intervention - Two librarians from PSU participated in a large, collaborative, two-part study conducted by Ithaka S+R in 2022, with 23 other academic institutions in the United States, Canada, and Germany As part of this study, the authors conducted a series of interviews with faculty from PSU’s Social Work and Film Studies departments to gather qualitative data about their use, expectations, and priorities relating to streaming media in their teaching. Ithaka S+R provided guided interview questions, and librarians at PSU conducted interviews with departmental faculty. Local interview responses were compared to the interviews from the other 23 institutions. Results - PSU Library had a higher rate of faculty satisfaction than in the larger survey. Discussions raised concerns around accessibility of content, which was novel to PSU, and did not meaningfully emerge in the broader study. Local findings did line up with broader trends in the form of concerns about cost, discoverability, and lack of diverse content. Conclusions - The data collected by Ithaka S+R’s survey, which was the first part of their two-part study, is useful as it highlights the trends and attitudes of the greater academic library community. However, the second portion of the study’s guided interviews with campus faculty reinforced the importance of accessibility, the Library’s provision of resources, and the relationships between subject liaisons and departmental instructors. It emphasized that Portland State University’s Library has built a good foundation with faculty related to this area but has not been able to provide for every streaming instructional need. Reasons for this include limited acquisitions budgets, constraints of staff time, and market factors.

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Collaborating to improve access of video for all

Cited by 4 publications

References 19 publications

Accessibility Best Practices, Procedures, and Policies in Northwest United States Academic Libraries

Accessibility Best Practices, Procedures, and Policies in Northwest United States Academic Libraries

Accessibility is not a feature: an analysis of common accessibility errors on academic library websites

Swimming Upstream in the Academic Library: Exploring Faculty Needs for Library Streaming Media Collections

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