Digital Design & Accessibility
in the Information World

Andrea Hull

Portfolio Presentation for the MLIS Degree

What's it all about?

When you think of digital design, what does that mean to you?

• » Prettifying Websites?
• » Playing with New Gizmos?
• » Organizing Webpages?
• » "Digital Project" Hoopla?
• » Or The Almighty Accessibility Issue?

It's about all of these and more!

Making it pretty

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Information Architecture

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Utilizing IA Tools

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Accessibility for All

• » Talking Books: Traditional versus Digital
• » Digital Rights Management Issues
•    → example: synthetic and human
• [note: Audio extract taken from the title Almost a Crime by Penny Vincenzi as used on SoundProof]

The "And More" Part

Digitization & Archival Concerns

With all this new data being created, what plans are there to keep them available to future users?

• » Examining the Blog Format
• » Defining Digital Projects

Utilizing New Technology

• » Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP)
• » Virtual Reference
• » Online Community-Building Resources, like blogs!

So Far, So Good

• » Pacifica Radio Archives [link ]
• » California Center for the Book [ link ]
• » California Rare Book School [ link ]
• » 'Blah Blah Blogs!' Panel Presentation at the California Library Association's Annual Conference, 2005

Thank You!