[Eril-l] Accessibility Archival Exceptions

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We don't have those, but in the Vogue archive after you press tab several
times you get an option to create a text only version of the article. Do
those databases maybe have that available as well?

Scanned image content https://clarivate.com/accessibility/proquest-platform/

If your research involves referencing historical records or magazines in
their original presentation format, you may encounter documents created
from scanned images, where the text is not selectable or accessible by
assistive technologies. Where possible, ProQuest offers an on-demand
service that will use OCR (optical character recognition) technology to
create a readable version of the text within the scanned image. For more
guidance about how to access these records, including instructions about
how to generate this plain text version, please read our support
article: Generating
a text version of scanned image documents
<https://support.proquest.com/articledetail?id=kA13r0000003VfICAU>.

For users with reduced motor ability, a keyboard-only option for
manipulating images is available. This tool allows you to zoom, rotate, and
pan the image without using a mouse. To learn more about how to use this
tool, read our support article: Using the Keyboard Accessible Image Viewer
on the ProQuest Platform
<https://support.proquest.com/articledetail?id=kA13r0000003VfNCAU>.






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Susan R. Barber
Electronic Resources Coordinator
Paul and Rosemary Trible Library
Christopher Newport University
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On Thu, Mar 26, 2026 at 11:18 AM Electronic Resources in Libraries
discussion list via Eril-l <eril-l at lists.eril-l.org> wrote:

> Have any of you successfully made the case to your campus for an archival
> exception for any of your resources? We have some collections (like
> ProQuest’s EEBO and British Periodicals Collections) that we believe meet
> the definition of archival content
> <https://www.ada.gov/law-and-regs/regulations/title-ii-2010-regulations/#section-35104-definitions>,
> but we’re still building our case. I would LOVE to hear what you’re doing,
> what your exception process looked like, what argument you made for the
> archival exception, and for which resources. Anything you can share is
> greatly appreciated!
>
>
>
> Electronically yours,
> *Kris Ann Hudson* (they/she)
> *Electronic Resources & Collections Assessment Librarian*
> Collections & Acquisitions Department
> University Libraries
> Miller Nichols Library, 308D
>
> *library.umkc.edu <http://library.umkc.edu/> *Phone: *(816) 235-6470*
>
> University of Missouri – Kansas City
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