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VALA2014 Session 4 Iezzi
The first accessible catalogue for the print-disabled community in AustraliaVALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 4: User Discovery and Experiences Tony IezziVision Australia Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala14 and #s11 |  |
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The online catalogue from the Vision Australia Information Library Service provides access to specially prepared audio books, newspapers and magazines that can be read by any person with a print disability, using appropriate software and technology. All the titles use the latest technologies to enable people with a print disability to browse through a book, magazine or newspaper and easily use a table of contents, in much the same way as a sighted reader. Most of us take for granted the range of advanced search features in catalogues, yet only in the 21st century have these features finally become available in an Australian library service for the print-disabled community.
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VALA2014 Session 8 Kruesi
Extreme makeover: transitioning International Surgery onlineVALA2014 CONCURRENT SESSION 8: Collaborate Lisa KruesiThe University of Queensland Library Please tag your comments, tweets, and blog posts about this session: #vala14 and #s22 | |
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International Surgery had been a print journal for over seventy years until 2012, when it was transitioned to an online only format. A University of Queensland (UQ) Library consultant worked with key staff from the International College of Surgeons, publisher of the journal, to explore the opportunities available to transition the journal online. A range of platforms were reviewed and assessed. The transformation was a success, achieving expansion of the options available to researchers from the adoption of Open Access publishing and Creative Commons. The extreme makeover for International Surgery by the close of 2013 resulted in resuscitation of this important journal.
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VALA2004 Session 3 Abbott
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Sooner or later! – Have e-books turned the page?VALA 2004 CONCURRENT SESSION 3: eBooks Wendy AbbottAssociate Director, Customer Services, Bond University Library Kate KellyElectronic Services Librarian, Bond University Library |   |
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Electronic journals have become well established in their various formats in university libraries while electronic books are still struggling to find their place. The notion that ebooks are a solution in search of a problem” still has some currency as libraries negotiate the various licensing and access issues associated with e-books. This paper will explore the theoretical and practical issues of implementing e-books in the tertiary education environment. Experiences at Bond University where the School of IT and the Library are collaborating to experiment with e-book solutions for IT students will be used to illustrate progress.