Applied-Information Technology in Barrier-Free Service of University Library

Abstract:

It’s the library’s duty to offer barrier-free service for the disabled. And applied-information technology is applied into the barrier-free service, which may be found helpful to promote the disabled readers’ initiatives and help them seek for information conveniently in library. There are some measures university library can take to offer barrier-free service with applied-information technology such as opening more free computer-training classes for disabled readers to improve their information skills, offering aural OPAC service, posting the copies of library resources by E-mail and providing assistive technology and equipment related to information service. In addition to these measures, some activities like enriching the spiritual and cultural life of the disabled readers and increasing the communication between able-bodied people and the disabled.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 1021)
• Pages: 257-260
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1021.257
• Online since: August 2014
• Authors: Qing Chen*
• Keywords: Applied-Information Technology, Barrier-Free Service, University Library

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