[nabs-l] Database accessibility

Karl Martin Adam kmaent1 at gmail.com
Fri Jul 22 21:40:17 UTC 2016


Thanks Katie.  Well at least now I know it's not just me.

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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Database accessibility

Hi Karl,

Unfortunately I have not found an effective solution for 
preserving
page numbers when converting image-based pdfs. Luckily for me, 
APA
Style only requires authors to include page numbers with their 
in-text
citations when they are using exact quotes, so I don't encounter 
this
issue a lot, but in those rare instances when I do need such
information I  still find sighted assistance necessary. Sorry I 
can't
be of more help!

Katie

On 7/22/16, Karl Martin Adam via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
wrote:
 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

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 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

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  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 ,

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  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

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