<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Calibri Light";
panose-1:2 15 3 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book";
panose-1:2 11 5 2 2 2 3 2 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro Light";}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style>
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">Archival and primary source resource are tough to bring into full compliance. We ran into this issue at the Texas State Library with our subscription to HeritageQuest – there’s really no way to make thousands of census records fully transcribed
and accessible. We ended up working with the vendor to make sure the platform and text content was brough up to WCAG 2.0 standards, and requested an exception for the remaining inaccessible content. You can see a copy of our exception request documentation
at <a href="https://www.tsl.texas.gov/sites/default/files/public/tslac/texshare/TexShare_Databases/HeritageQuestOnline-exceptionpacket-20190422_Redacted.pdf">
https://www.tsl.texas.gov/sites/default/files/public/tslac/texshare/TexShare_Databases/HeritageQuestOnline-exceptionpacket-20190422_Redacted.pdf</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Depending on your university and state accessibility policies, you might be able to request an exception (<a href="https://www.section508.gov/buy/determine-ict-exceptions">https://www.section508.gov/buy/determine-ict-exceptions</a></span>)<span style="color:black">.
For these kinds of resources, they would most likely fall under “Undue Burden or Fundamental Alteration”. It’s also necessary to offer an alternate method of offering access to this information (for instance, patrons may request assistance from a librarian).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">It’s important to note that in our case, since we’re licensing the resource for statewide use, the exception only applied to the state library – not to our members. Any member library that acquires the resource
through our program must also look at their local policies and regulations and request an exception for themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#D9D9D9">____________________________________</span></u><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#A6A6A6"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:black">Kate Reagor, MSIS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro Light",sans-serif">Library Technical Services Specialist<span style="color:black"><br>
Texas State Library and Archives Commission<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:texshare@tsl.texas.gov"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro Light",sans-serif;color:blue">texshare@tsl.texas.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro Light",sans-serif;color:black">
| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:kreagor@tsl.texas.gov"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro Light",sans-serif">kreagor@tsl.texas.gov</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro Light",sans-serif;color:black">
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Eril-l <eril-l-bounces@lists.eril-l.org> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Molly Beisler<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, January 29, 2021 4:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> eril-l@lists.eril-l.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Eril-l] Accessibility and local digital archival materials<o:p></o:p></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have any other libraries successfully made the argument that digital archival materials shouldn’t be held to the same accessibility standards as contemporary content? I know that this is only tangentially an e-resource topic, but we’re
having trouble finding other libraries that have dealt this issue, so we’re trying to cast a wide net.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At the University of Nevada, Reno, all software purchased on campus is subject to accessibility review, and we are currently in discussions about whether digital objects in Islandora need to meet the same accessibility requirements as,
say, the campus website and LMS. There’s both the question of more recent born digital materials, like born-digital PDFs or Word documents, and digitized manuscript content that has never been transcribed, and where it’s necessarily feasible to transcribe
it. For videos and audio recordings, providing transcripts is a workable solution, but the documents are more challenging. We will be trying to make the argument that historical archival materials are quite different than resource such as PDFs of journal articles
on course reserves, and that different standards should apply. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Does anyone have experience with handling accessibility issues like this for online archival content, or any documentation about it? Or does anyone have statements about accessibility and digitally accessible archival content that we might
look at as a model that we could use? <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Any examples, thoughts, or advice would be appreciated!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Molly Beisler<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> Interim Director of Technical Services and Head of Discovery Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> University of Nevada, Reno Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="95" height="107" style="width:.9895in;height:1.1145in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01D6F898.511E8380" alt="/Users/jbstockton/Library/Containers/com.microsoft.Outlook/Data/Library/Caches/Signatures/signature_148556112"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>