Electronic Information and Electronic Communication for Libraries

Contents: Preface. 1. The library\'s mission. 2. Creating accessible electronic information. 3. Seeing the bigger picture. 4. When computers talk. 5. Touching the internet. 6. Seeing the sounds. 7. Surfing the internet with a different board. 8. Accessible collections resources and discussion forums. 9. Staff make it all work. 10. finding the funding. 11. We got it come and get it or marketing. 12. Creating avenues for accessible electronic communication. Appendices. Index.

There are plenty of products out there for making information accessible to all users, but how can administrators and managers determine which are the most practical and economical for their library? Barbara T. Mates former director of the Ohio Library for the Blind and Physically disabled, strips away the technical jargon and introduces dozens of the latest options including hardware, software and the peripherals. This book will help readers.