Listening to Images

Listening to Images

Author: 
Lonbom, Kathleen C.
Place: 
Hershey, PA
Publisher: 
IGI Global
Date published: 
2013
Editor: 
Cool, Colleen
Source: 
Recent Developments in the Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Digital Libraries
Abstract: 

This chapter explores a pilot project investigating the development of audio descriptions to accompany an academic library's digital image collection. The project was introduced in selected classes and directly involved faculty and students in the creation and delivery of audio descriptions. The collaborative project initiated by the art librarian was in answer to a legislative act requiring accessibility for vision-impaired users. The discussion will specifically examine developing descriptions for images from Illinois State University's International Collection of Child Art a resource that presents a fascinating challenge to use language to broaden access to the content and construct a compelling representation with the spoken word for individuals with print disabilities such as vision impairment.

Series: 
Advances in Library and Information Science

CITATION: Lonbom, Kathleen C.. Listening to Images edited by Cool, Colleen . Hershey, PA : IGI Global , 2013. Recent Developments in the Design, Construction, and Evaluation of Digital Libraries - Available at: https://library.au.int/listening-images-0