Abstract

Libraries are cognizant of the need to follow accessibility guidelines and best practices in their web-mounted materials. This is of particular importance within the Canadian province of Ontario which, as of January 2021, requires organizations to conform their web-mounted content with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA criteria, an international standard for accessibility in online content and design. Currently, there is limited information examining the extent to which libraries comply within their web environments. This article adds to the literature through a case study of the web accessibility compliance of one academic library’s research guides found in Springshare’s LibGuides software platform and provides recommendations for changes needed at the author, organizational, and programmatic levels.

摘要

图书馆认识到需要在其网络安装材料中遵循可访问性指南和最佳实践。这在加拿大安大略省尤为重要，截至 2021 年 1 月，该省要求组织将其 Web 装载内容符合 Web 内容可访问性指南 (WCAG) 2.0 AA 级标准，这是在线内容和设计可访问性的国际标准. 目前，关于图书馆在其网络环境中遵守的程度的信息有限。本文通过对 Springshare 的 LibGuides 软件平台中的一个学术图书馆研究指南的 Web 可访问性合规性的案例研究来增加文献，并为作者、组织和程序级别所需的更改提供建议。