Students with disabilities

Abstract

Carter, Catherine J. 2004. "Providing Services for Students with Disabilities in an Academic Library." Education Libraries 27 (2): 13-18. This article focuses on three areas where academic librarians can concentrate efforts to better meet the needs of students with disabilities: bibliographic instruction, web page design, and staff training. Carter stresses that the number of students with disabilities attending colleges or universities continues to increase and therefore accessibility issues should be at the forefront of library services. Suggestions focus on providing enhanced service to students with disabilities, increasing sensitivity and understanding of different learning styles, improving quality of library service to better enable students to conduct research independently, and ultimately providing easier access to information.