Overview of content related to 'city university london'

International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) 2012

lisrw — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:44:54 +0000

Anna Mastora and Sarantos Kapidakis report on TPDL 2012 held at Paphos, Cyprus, over 23-27 September 2012.

The 16^th International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL) 2012 [1] was another successful event in the series of ECDL/TPDL conferences which has been the leading European scientific forum on digital libraries for 15 years. Across these years, the conference has brought together researchers, developers, content providers and users in the field of digital libraries by addressing issues in the area where theoretical and applied research meet, such as digital library models, architectures, functionality, users, and quality.

News and Events

editor — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 23:00:00 +0000

Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events.

Digital Preservation – The Planets Way

Royal Library Copenhagen, Denmark
22-24 June 2009
http://www.planets-project.eu/events/copenhagen-2009/

Does your organisation know what to preserve digitally for the future? Do you want to discuss your strategies for digital preservation with colleagues and experts? Do you know how to preserve your collections for the future? Do you know which tools and services to use for this?

Accessibility: The Current Situation and New Directions

editor — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:00:00 +0000

Kevin Carey describes accessibility by disabled people to digital information systems across broadcasting, telecommunications and the Internet, looks into the future and makes recommendations.

Accessibility and Usability

Before embarking on the major strands of my argument it would be as well to consider definitions.

Web Accessibility Revealed: The Museums, Libraries and Archives Council Audit

editor — Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:00:00 +0000

Marcus Weisen, Helen Petrie, Neil King and Fraser Hamilton describe a comprehensive Web accessibility audit involving extensive user testing as well as automatic testing of Web sites.

In 2004, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) commissioned a Web accessibility audit from City University London. MLA is the national development agency working for and on behalf of museums, libraries and archives in England and advising government on policy and priorities for the sector. The audit was inspired by a study conducted by City University London in 2003/2004 on the accessibility of 1,000 general Web sites for the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) [1].