Improve resource accessibility with a new field «Request accessible document» in “Digitization optional parameters”
To provide better access to resources for users with disabilities, ETH Library would like to offer its users accessible digital copies. This service requires an additional field in the digitization request form in Primo VE, in which users can indicate if they would like to request an accessible document. This field could be named “Request accessible document” and be added to Discovery > Configuration > GetIt > Digitization optional parameters, so that libraries can enable and disable the field as they like. We think that it would be best if there was a dropdown list available for this field with the options No and Yes, with No being the default value.
We think that more libraries will offer accessible digital copies to their users in the future, and we would be happy if there was a simple solution to offer this service via Primo VE.
Noémie Ammann
shared this idea
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Jahn
commented
We agree that this idea would be valuable to our users with disabillities and feel that would fit well with Ex Libris' commitment to DEI issues.
Additionally, we think that it may be helpful if the user was able to specify the needed level or form of accessibility. -
Annette Guignard
commented
At ETH Zurich a large project on Accessibility in all its facets is underway https://ethz.ch/staffnet/en/news-and-events/hindernisfreiheit.html#initiatives. ETH Library is responsible for the track“Offer barrier-free library media”. In this context the above idea would help to easily offer barrier-free digitized library media.