the joys of accessible design with an open source catalogue
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The joys of accessible design with an open source catalogue
Sandra Reed & Sara Osman
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Start of our journey Defining our
requirements Interface design Benefits and
challenges Student feedback Future developments
Getting an accessible catalogue
Card Catolog01.jpg , commons.wikimedia.org,2004
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Start of our journey• Need for a new
library management system
• Art and design heritage
• Student feedback• Greater focus on
accessible servicesImage credit Zarar Chaudhri, CSM, 2013
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Defining our requirements• Review of student
feedback• Voyager survey• LibQual survey
• Visits• What do we mean
by accessibility?
Image credit Zarar Chaudhri, CSM, 2013
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Student comments
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Student comments
Layout … is generally a bit cluttered/confusing. I find it very hard to navigate.
Reduce not useful text around the search result.
It is very important that each book has an image … sometimes I remember books just for the cover.
Improve the spell check, it's urgent.
The spell check is crap! Most of us are dyslexic!
Modernise the design of the pages.
E-Library - Hard to find what you're looking for.
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What do we mean by accessibility? Who are our users? How will they use the catalogue? Going beyond ‘DDA compliant’ UAL context
20 % of students declare SpLD 5 % declare another disability 49 % international students
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User groupsFoundationUndergraduateMasters
Home EUInternational
Dyslexic studentsStudents with other disabilitiesStudents with no disabilities
ResearchersAcademics
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Possible transactions• Search for a print book• Comprehensive search on a topic
(print and e-resources)• Background search on a topic• Checking for most up to date edition• Renew loans• Pay fines
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Design solutions – tender requirementsColour optionsFont size optionsEasy to see loans/finesDid you mean…?Customised helpSuggestions as you typeScreen reader compatible
IconsBook jacketsClear/clean lookClear languageNo jargonScalable
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Additional tender requirements• Compare systems
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA
• Customisation must not impact accessibility “Chalk on pavement” by Virtual EyeSee, 2011 licenced by CC
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Interface design
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Information landscape Articles plus
Articles and other e-resources
Library CatalogueUAL collections and e-booksBooks and e-booksJournal/ e-journal titlesSpecial collections
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Design work-up
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Students contributed during the design process…..
….influencing the final design
Students as partners
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Library Search
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Screen options
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Advanced search
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Suggest as you type
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Did you mean…?
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Search results
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Your account
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Help pages
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Promotion
Postcards |display screens | library blog |Twitter | Facebook | Moodle |library staff
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Library Services dot voting, LMDS 2015
Benefits and challenges of open sourcePros ConsTargeted accessibility features Easily broken Scope to improve & refresh Cost of maintenance & bespoke
development
Design freedom Can result in bad design‘Free’ Cost of implementation – not
‘cheapest’ option
Sharing knowledge & collaboration Time commitmentChoice of support vendor Smaller / newerStaff development opportunities Skills gapsFlexibility Achieving consensus
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Student feedback post implementationLikes:• Easy to search catalogue• New books cover images• Design of simple search• Layout of Your account
Suggestions:• Default to home library for
print books• Improve screen options• Link to reading lists• Promote e-resources Image credit Susan Forsyth, Chelsea, 2014
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Future developments• Screen options• Mobile view – and app• Improve facets to refine
search results• WCAG Level AAA
compliance• Raise awareness of e-
resourcesCylinders by Kweku Bennin Image credit: Luke Potter, 2011
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Any questions?
Sandra ReedDiscovery Librarian (Resources & Communications)[email protected]
Sara OsmanAssistant Librarian (Access & Inclusion) [email protected]
libsearch.arts.ac.uk