Sears: Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia/ List of Subject Headings (Sears List of Subject Headings) (Spanish Edition)

Sears: Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia/ List of Subject Headings (Sears List of Subject Headings) (Spanish Edition). New York: H.W. Wilson, 2008. 025.49 Sears Spanish Version c.1 ISBN 978-0-8242-1058-8
This new Spanish-language thesaurus is an adaptation of the renowned Sears List of Subject Headings providing Spanish subject authorities for bibliographic control of books and other library materials It features over 9,000 subject headings and hundreds of general references with instructions for adding new headings as needed.
• Libraries can catalog Spanish or English materials with correct Spanish subject headings.
• Helps librarians serve their Spanish-speaking patrons by giving user-friendly subject access to their collections
Practical Tool for Libraries Serving Spanish-Speaking Populations
Sears: Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia includes:
• Every heading in the new 19th edition of the Sears List, translated according to the most current Spanish and Latin American usage. Even headings of specifically North American interest have been translated, to facilitate the application of Spanish subject access to English-language materials in the United States and Canada.
• Many headings of special interest to Spanish speakers, as well as hundreds of examples of Latin American national and geographic descriptors.

Web Accessibility

Web Accessibility: Practical advice for the library and information professional. Edited by Jenny Craven. London : Facet Publishing, 2008.

From the publisher:

With ever greater provision of resources in electronic formats, formal recognition is increasingly being given to the growing awareness within the information profession that it is a moral duty as well as a legal requirement to take every feasible step to ensure that no one is excluded from access to goods and services, including web-based information and resources.

This timely book provides a practical introduction to web accessibility and usability specifically for information professionals, offering advice from a range of experts and experienced practitioners on the concerns relevant to library and information organizations. Contents include:

• tools used for widening access to the web
• Design for All - how web accessibility affects different people
• the importance of web accessibility
• accessibility advice and guidance
• accessibility evaluation and assessment
• issues for library and information services
• Design for All in the library and information science curriculum
• best practice examples of web accessibility
• web accessibility in the future.

Although its main focus is on UK legislation and other requirements, many of the featured guidelines and recommendations are of an international nature, so are transferable to other countries.

This approachable guide will enable information practitioners and students new to web accessibility to gain a good understanding of the issues involved in this vital area. The book can be used as a resource for developing staff training and awareness activities, or for developing course content. It will also be of value to website managers involved in web design and development who need to broaden a basic understanding of accessibility and usability issues.