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https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-28697| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | The state of scientific PDF accessibility in repositories : a survey in Switzerland |
| Authors: | Darvishy, Alireza Sethe, Rolf Engler, Ines Pierrès, Oriane Manning, Juliet |
| et. al: | No |
| DOI: | 10.1002/leap.1581 10.21256/zhaw-28697 |
| Published in: | Learned Publishing |
| Volume(Issue): | 36 |
| Issue: | 4 |
| Page(s): | 577 |
| Pages to: | 584 |
| Issue Date: | 7-Sep-2023 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Wiley |
| ISSN: | 0953-1513 1741-4857 |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | Accessibility; Accessible science; Education; Online repository; PDF document; Visual impairment |
| Subject (DDC): | 005: Computer programming, programs and data |
| Abstract: | This survey analyzes the quality of the portable document format (PDF) documents in online repositories in Switzerland, examining their accessibility for people with visual impairments. Two minimal accessibility features were analysed: the PDFs had to have tags and a hierarchical heading structure. The survey also includes interviews with the managers or heads of multiple Swiss universities' repositories to assess the general opinion and knowledge of PDF accessibility. An analysis of interviewee responses indicates an overall lack of awareness of PDF accessibility, and shows that online repositories currently have no concrete plans to address the issue. This paper concludes by presenting a set of recommendations for online repositories to improve the accessibility of their PDF documents. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/28697 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | CC BY 4.0: Attribution 4.0 International |
| Departement: | School of Engineering |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Computer Science (InIT) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen School of Engineering |
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Darvishy, A., Sethe, R., Engler, I., Pierrès, O., & Manning, J. (2023). The state of scientific PDF accessibility in repositories : a survey in Switzerland. Learned Publishing, 36(4), 577–584. https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1581
Darvishy, A. et al. (2023) ‘The state of scientific PDF accessibility in repositories : a survey in Switzerland’, Learned Publishing, 36(4), pp. 577–584. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1581.
A. Darvishy, R. Sethe, I. Engler, O. Pierrès, and J. Manning, “The state of scientific PDF accessibility in repositories : a survey in Switzerland,” Learned Publishing, vol. 36, no. 4, pp. 577–584, Sep. 2023, doi: 10.1002/leap.1581.
DARVISHY, Alireza, Rolf SETHE, Ines ENGLER, Oriane PIERRÈS und Juliet MANNING, 2023. The state of scientific PDF accessibility in repositories : a survey in Switzerland. Learned Publishing. 7 September 2023. Bd. 36, Nr. 4, S. 577–584. DOI 10.1002/leap.1581
Darvishy, Alireza, Rolf Sethe, Ines Engler, Oriane Pierrès, and Juliet Manning. 2023. “The State of Scientific PDF Accessibility in Repositories : A Survey in Switzerland.” Learned Publishing 36 (4): 577–84. https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1581.
Darvishy, Alireza, et al. “The State of Scientific PDF Accessibility in Repositories : A Survey in Switzerland.” Learned Publishing, vol. 36, no. 4, Sept. 2023, pp. 577–84, https://doi.org/10.1002/leap.1581.
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