The future of net neutrality was put in question just before Thanksgiving, with the unveiling of the FCC’s plan to repeal the Obama Administration’s regulations preventing internet service providers (ISPs) from throttling content or charging premium rates to access content. Net neutrality is the principle that regardless of user, content, website, platform, application, equipment,… Read more »
This blog post continues the series on accessibility in the digital world, and is also the second in a sub-series on Non-HTML Content Accessibility; it will be the first of two (2) posts on PDFs. The great thing for those who use Adobe Acrobat Pro DC (which is what we have at UNT, and it… Read more »
What is Non-HTML content? Non-HTML content is more common than you might at first think. Do you use Microsoft Office apps (Word, Excel, Outlook, or PowerPoint)? How about Adobe Acrobat? These are very common applications and software, used nearly everyday, and also classified as Non-HTML. This means that their coding… Read more »
What is Universal Design? Universal design in the broadest sense is the design and composition of an environment so that it can be accessed, understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all people regardless of their age, size, ability or disability. This takes place most noticeably in the physical world, with building and public… Read more »
What is Digital Accessibility? More frequently, we hear the term digital accessibility, but what does digital accessibility mean? “Digital accessibility is the ability of a website, mobile application or electronic document to be easily navigated and understood by a wide range of users, including those users who have visual, auditory, motor or cognitive disabilities”… Read more »
For some of us, just the memory of a neighbor or colleague dragging out a projector to show their family’s road trip or Hawaiian vacation is enough to send us into full-blown fight-or-flight mode with nightmares of jittery camera work, out-of-focus babies, and never ending “majestic” landscapes shot from the car. It might call… Read more »
The UNT Scholarly Works collection is home to materials from the University of North Texas community’s research, creative, and scholarly activities. To encourage further participation by UNT community members, it’s helpful to know the degree to which different departments currently participate by depositing items in the collection. You can view who is contributing to the… Read more »
The life of a Digital Production Librarian very much depends on the time of year and the project of priority. I work in a lab that digitizes materials you can find in The Portal to Texas History and the UNT Digital Library. My job includes the intake/output work of inventorying project, hiring and training students,… Read more »
“A day in my life often involves helping digital humanists, scholars, students, or nonprofit personnel search for grant funding. I work with grant seekers who come in to the UNT Eagle Commons Library, to use our funding resources. We are proud to offer access to community members as well as UNT-affiliated individuals. My colleagues… Read more »
