Many discussions about which programming language is best seem to end up devolving into what resembles a religious war. Every language has its strengths and weaknesses, so a case can be made for just about any language in such arguments. However, often such discussions are fruitless, as for most problems any language could likely solve […]
National Federation of the Blind Honors Axis 360
The National Federation of the Blind has honored Baker & Taylor’s Axis 360 digital media platform with the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award, which recognizes individuals and organizations that have “made outstanding contributions toward achieving the full integration of the blind into society on a basis of equality.”
Publishers Must Embrace EPUB 3’s Accessibility Features | BEA 2012
The new EPUB 3 distribution and interchange format standard for digital publications will include a wealth of features that can be used to enhance ebook accessibility. But, publishers need to begin incorporating those features into production workflows during the digital publication process, rather than expecting other organizations to retrofit accessibility features, Matt Garrish, chief editor of the EPUB 3 specification and author of Accessible EPUB 3, said during the “Ebooks for Everyone: LIA Project, Accessible Publishing Guidelines, EpubCheck and More” session at BookExpo America held this week in New York City.
Librarians, Researchers Concerned as U.S. Terminates Only National Biodiversity Network
The National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) program and its website will be terminated on January 15. As a result, the United States will no longer have a single, integrated point of access to federal and non-federal biological and biodiversity information.