[nabs-l] Database accessibility
Karl Martin Adam
kmaent1 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 22 20:17:46 UTC 2016
Hi Katie, do you know of a way to get robobraille to preserve
pagination when it converts an image PDF? When I have used it it
always strips out the page numbers, which of course means I can't
properly cite the article in research.
Thanks,
Karl
----- Original Message -----
From: Katie Wang via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:18:08 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Database accessibility
Hi Kaiti,
Accessibility varies a lot across databases. As a psychologist, I
primarily use PsycInfo and have found it very accessible. I don't
know
much about the specific field of music therapy, but I imagine
that a
lot of the research you cite might be indexed in PsycInfo, so I
would
encourage you to give the database a try if you haven't already.
I
also really love Google Scholar. As Greg pointed out, if you use
Google Scholar while you are on your university's wireless
network (or
while you are logged in through VPN from off-campus), you will be
provided with links to specific journal articles that fit your
search
criteria. Regardless of which database you use, it is inevitable
that
some of the journal articles located would be image-based pdfs or
pdfs
that do not interface well with JAWS, so I do a lot of conversion
either via OpenBook or by emailing to RoboBraille. Hope this
helps!
Katie
On 7/22/16, Greg Aikens via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
It has been a few years since I used this, but google scholar
has an
option where you can put in your school and it will
automatically
include a link in your search results if the resource is
available
through your school's library. I don't know if this will allow
you to
get past your inaccessible school library interface or not but I
found
it very helpful since the Google interface is far easier to
navigate
than many online databases.
Best,
Greg
On 7/22/16, Justin Williams via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
I've used that though as an accommodation. There is a point
where if I
can't find accessible information, then either I use that as an
accommodation so I can have enough resources. If I can't access
the
databases and professional journals, then I can't access them.
I've got
to
get as many of the professional resources as I can, then just
fill in the
gaps and flesh it out with other resources. I prefer to use
the
professional journals whenever possible.
Justin
-----Original Message-----
From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Kaiti
Shelton
via NABS-L
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 2:05 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Cc: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Database accessibility
Hi Justin,
Forgot to mention I already do that as well. I have had pretty
good luck
finding things that way, but it's a bit trickier in a research
methods
class
where the prof wants to see we're using databases.
Nevertheless, I do actually really like using books in research.
We do
have
a find command in most technologies that helps, and I definitely
am a
Bookshare junkie in particular.
On 7/21/16, Justin Williams via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
Books from the bard website, learning ally, and some articles
from
reputable online sites could help.
I know books take a while to read sometimes, but they can help
with
backing up evidence.
Justin ,
-----Original Message-----
From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Kaiti
Shelton via NABS-L
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 7:38 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Cc: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com
Subject: [nabs-l] Database accessibility
Hi all,
The recent discussion on academic challenges has got me
thinking.
Especially for those of you who are in fields where reesearch is
an
important part of what you are/will be doing following college,
how do
you navigate around inaccessible databases online? I have a
working
system in place with disability services to tide me over through
the
remainder of my undergraduate career including my required
internship
after graduation, but thinking long-term I'm concerned about
this
issue being problematic if I ever decide to do research on my
own, or
am invited by colleagues to participate in a study. I obviously
would
want to do my fair share of lit reviews if that were the case,
so I'd
love to hear if anyone has tips or tricks that go beyond using
resources from the disability services office at your
university.
I should add that I am still trying to figure out an accessible
way to
access my professional organization's journals online, which is
a huge
part of this problem I think. The database I find the most
helpful is
from Temple University but it links directly to these journal
articles
in many cases, which is the major hang-up there. On a more
short-term
note, one of the things my professors want me to do is to expand
the
sources I use for research papers since I tend to rely on the
tried-and true databases and resources that I have the least
amount of
hassle in reading. I completely understand where they're coming
from
and why having information from a variety of sources would lend
credence to evidence. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks,
--
Kaiti Shelton
_______________________________________________
NABS-L mailing list
NABS-L at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account
info for
NABS-L:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/justin.willia
ms2%4
0gmail
.com
_______________________________________________
NABS-L mailing list
NABS-L at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account
info for
NABS-L:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/crazy4clarine
t104%
40gmail.com
--
Kaiti Shelton
_______________________________________________
NABS-L mailing list
NABS-L at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account
info for
NABS-L:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/justin.willia
ms2%40gmail
.com
_______________________________________________
NABS-L mailing list
NABS-L at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account
info for
NABS-L:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/gpaikens%40gm
ail.com
_______________________________________________
NABS-L mailing list
NABS-L at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account
info for
NABS-L:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/bunnykatie6%4
0gmail.com
_______________________________________________
NABS-L mailing list
NABS-L at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info
for NABS-L:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/kmaent1%40gma
il.com
More information about the NABS-L
mailing list