Developing Accessible Libraries and Inclusive Librarians in the 21st Century: Examples from Practice

Small, Ruth V.; Myhill, William N.; Herring-Harrington, Lydia

doi:10.1108/s0065-283020150000040013

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“…This research has confirmed findings from Prendergast (2016); Adkins and Bushman (2015); Small et al (2015) and Copeland (2011). These studies found that librarians consider the following areas to be important in the provision of public library access and inclusion for children with disabilities:…”

Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 85%

“…A later literature review by Small, Myhill, and Herring-Harrington (2015), as part of their research into access and inclusion in libraries, reported similar results. Like Hill (2013), they found that there was limited research into access and inclusion for people with disabilities other than sight or hearing, such as intellectual or developmental.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 58%

“…Like Hill (2013), they found that there was limited research into access and inclusion for people with disabilities other than sight or hearing, such as intellectual or developmental. Small et al (2015) found that progress in achieving access and inclusion in libraries differed depending on the type of library. They noted that public libraries had progressed further than other libraries, however, the focus of public libraries had been on physical accessibility and different resource formats.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Whilst participants were not directly asked how indifferent or unsupportive management manifested itself, research literature on this topic may give an insight. The literature shows that the primary challenges for librarians providing accessible and inclusive library services included lack of skills and knowledge, a lack of time and insufficient money (Adkins & Bushman, 2015;Copeland, 2011;Small et al, 2015). These are all areas that management are either responsible for or can take a lead in.…”

Section: Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The importance of marketing was also revealed in the literature. Small et al (2015) in their article on developing accessible libraries and inclusive librarians, recommended:…”

Section: Marketingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Public Libraries and Access for Children with Disabilities and Their Families: A Proposed Inclusive Library Model

Kaeding

Velasquez

Price

2017

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

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Section: Resultssupporting

confidence: 85%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 58%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Managementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The importance of marketing was also revealed in the literature. Small et al (2015) in their article on developing accessible libraries and inclusive librarians, recommended:…”

Section: Marketingmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Public Libraries and Access for Children with Disabilities and Their Families: A Proposed Inclusive Library Model

Kaeding

Velasquez

Price

2017

Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association

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Considering “atmosphere” in facilitating information seeking by people with invisible disabilities in public libraries

Muir

Thompson

Qayyum

2019

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Tech

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Twenty percent of Australians reported having a disability in 2015. Disability may occur at any time during the lifespan, however most disabilities are invisible. When a disability is invisible, or not immediately apparent to an outsider, individuals may need to self‐identify to access inclusive services, or accommodation may never be offered at all. When the perceived number of information seekers with a disability is low, information organizations may deem services unnecessary. Considering information access is a human right, information service providers and researchers need to seek low cost and low effort ways to facilitate information access and information seeking behaviors. The research question was “how does the ambience, security, and mores (conceptualized as “atmosphere”) of information services facilitate, or create barriers to, information seeking by people with an invisible disability?”. Data from 23 semi‐structured qualitative interviews were analyzed to explore the experiences of people with an invisible disability as current or prospective library users.

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How We Study Disabled People in LIS Research Area: A Systematic Content Analysis

Cheng,

Lin

2023

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Tech

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This study aims to investigate the topics regarding disabled people in library and information science research areas through systematic content analysis, with the intention to profile the critical issue of accessibility and its development in LIS research and practices. 330 research papers in LISA published during 2011–2021 were collected and analyzed to understand the distribution of the research topics, subjects, methodologies, and findings about disabled people. The results showed an extended period of user‐oriented research concerns yet very little exploration of service framework issues of policies, legislation, and technical services, in actual practices. Based on the results, specific and necessary research topics and issues were identified for future studies.

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Developing Accessible Libraries and Inclusive Librarians in the 21st Century: Examples from Practice

Cited by 11 publications

References 11 publications

Public Libraries and Access for Children with Disabilities and Their Families: A Proposed Inclusive Library Model

Public Libraries and Access for Children with Disabilities and Their Families: A Proposed Inclusive Library Model

Considering “atmosphere” in facilitating information seeking by people with invisible disabilities in public libraries

How We Study Disabled People in LIS Research Area: A Systematic Content Analysis

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