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Collection Development Symposium

In Person

Session: Collection Symposium

From Manual to Automatic: Improving the Accessibility of Library Electronic Resources

Friday, May 19, 2023
1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EDT
Location: 140CD
If you work with your library’s electronic resources, you know that making them accessible to all your patrons is both an ethical and practical concern. You won’t want to miss learning how a select group of publishers and librarians are making progress in improving the accessibility of electronic resources and how you can get involved.

A representative from a large publisher and one from a medical society will discuss what is new with their current platforms and the plans they have for the future.

Two librarian representatives will present on how they are working with publishers and educating communities to provide equal access to information and developing repositories to share accessible educational materials and remediated texts. This moderated panel discussion will include time for audience questions, comments, and idea sharing.

You’ll leave the session with a deeper understanding of the current state of electronic resource accessibility, knowledge of ways libraries can improve the accessibility of their resources, and fresh enthusiasm and inspiration for making your electronic resources more accessible.

This session was developed by the 2023 Collection Development and Resource Sharing Special Program Committee members Amy Bleich, Manager, Global Institutional Licensing, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and Steven Douglas, AHIP, Head, Collection Strategies and Management, University of Maryland.