Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Library Association of Australia
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Computer and Security Science
RAS ID
12399
Abstract
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has established international standards for website accessibility which attempt to ensure that everyone has the same opportunities to use materials published on the World Wide Web (Web). This article provides a summation of the research conducted into the accessibility of public library websites in Western Australia. A discussion is provided of the website audit methods used and results obtained. The research demonstrates the level of compliance with Australian and International standards as well as results of surveys used to determine the perceived willingness to comply with those standards, barriers to compliance and benefits of an accessible website.
DOI
10.1080/00049670.2011.10722582
Access Rights
free_to_read
Comments
This is an Author's Accepted Manuscript of: Conway, V. L. (2011). Website accessibility in Western Australian public libraries. Australian Library Journal, 60(2), 103-112. Available here
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Library Journal on 08 Jul 2013, available online: here.