XR Accessibility Initiatives in Academic Libraries

XR Accessibility Initiatives in Academic Libraries

Virtual reality and other extended reality (XR) technologies are being integrated into academic libraries to support research and teaching in innovative ways; however, new technologies are often adopted without considering disabled users. XR accessibility depends on establishing appropriate policies...

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Veröffentlicht in:Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting 2021, Vol.58 (1), p.780-783
Hauptverfasser: Lischer‐Katz, Zack, Clark, Jasmine
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Academic libraries
Accessibility
Best practice
Libraries
New technology
Virtual reality
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Zusammenfassung:Virtual reality and other extended reality (XR) technologies are being integrated into academic libraries to support research and teaching in innovative ways; however, new technologies are often adopted without considering disabled users. XR accessibility depends on establishing appropriate policies and best practices. This paper examines the current state of XR accessibility initiatives in academic libraries by reporting findings from a survey sent to the academic library community from February to May 2021.
ISSN:2373-9231
2373-9231
1550-8390
DOI:10.1002/pra2.560