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Alim, Sophia – SAGE Open, 2021
Although the web accessibility of universities around the world is well documented, much remains unknown about this aspect of higher education institutions in the UK. Using three automated web accessibility tools (TAW, WAVE and EIII Page Checker), this study explores the accessibility of the homepages of 66 research-intensive universities with…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Access to Information, Accessibility (for Disabled), Usability
Huwe, Terence K. – Computers in Libraries, 2012
Given the pace of innovation, not only in the gadget market but in how social media is changing society, the future isn't what it used to be, which is to say, it is not that far off, out of reach, and "gee whiz" tomorrow. The planning horizon has moved closer than ever. And far-off eventualities are here and gone before you know it. In this…
Descriptors: Information Management, Access to Information, Information Retrieval, Usability
Breeding, Marshall – Computers in Libraries, 2010
Resource discovery tops the charts as the foremost issue within the realm of library automation. As a new year commences, the author sees a more pressing need to accelerate the pace with which libraries deliver content and services in ways that users will find compelling, relevant, and convenient. The evolution of the web advances relentlessly,…
Descriptors: Library Automation, Internet, Navigation (Information Systems), Online Catalogs
Farag, Mohammed; Shemy, Nader – International Journal on E-Learning, 2011
This research describes a study that examined the influences of cognitive style (as assessed by the CSA- Riding 1991) and Learners' Prior Knowledge on student recall performance of the contents of online course presented via two navigational formats (linear sequential navigation version versus nonlinear free navigation version). The study was…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Research, Cognitive Style, Prior Learning
Encelle, Benoit; Baptiste-Jessel, Nadine; Sedes, Florence – Journal of Access Services, 2009
Personalization of user interfaces for browsing content is a key concept to ensure content accessibility. In this direction, we introduce concepts that result in the generation of personalized multimodal user interfaces for browsing XML content. User requirements concerning the browsing of a specific content type can be specified by means of…
Descriptors: Design Preferences, User Needs (Information), Metadata, Programming Languages
Allen, Robert B. – Journal of Archival Organization, 2005
As more archival metadata and archival records become available online, providing effective interfaces to those materials is increasingly important to give users access. This article describes five approaches from the hypertext and visualization research communities which can be used to improve such access: (1) navigating hierarchical structures,…
Descriptors: Archives, Records (Forms), Metadata, Access to Information
Mosley, Barbra; Edwards, Gloria – 1995
To help students learn to navigate the information superhighway, a 2-hour pilot program with 10 hours of guided access time was developed to test a method for teaching the basics of maneuvering the superhighway and extracting information once located. This pilot was designed as a two-part instructional session. The first instructional session…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
Uhran, John J., Jr.; Beery, Peter; Wilkerson, Melissa – 1998
This paper presents a generalized solution to the problems that people with disabilities face regarding accessing the Internet. Of particular interest is the way in which the authors' paradigm allows for enhanced interaction with information resources, including distance learning and education in general. A basic overview is provided of the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Aids (for Disabled), Computer Interfaces

Payette, Sandra D.; Rieger, Oya Y. – Journal of Academic Librarianship, 1998
This study used focus groups, semi-structured interviews, and questionnaires to collect input for developing the Mann Library Gateway at Cornell University. This Web-based information system provides access to catalogs, indexes, directories, numeric datasets, full-text documents, and spatial files. Concluded that scholars would benefit from…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Catalogs, Computer Interfaces
Tillman, Michael L. – 1997
This paper examines hypermedia design and draws conclusions about how educational research and theory applies to various aspects of World Wide Web (WWW) homepage design. "Hypermedia" is defined as any collection of information which may be textual, graphical, visual, or auditory in nature and which may be accessed via a nonlinear route.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cognitive Processes, Computer Graphics, Computer Interfaces