The Journal of Information Science and Technology Association
We introduce the featuring topics of new technologies related to information science, information technology, and information management as review articles. We also publish serializations or lectures related to searcher's practical affairs (e.g. how to search necessary information, comparing databases) and translated papers, book reviews, forum reports for providing free remarks of each member. It is also a place to present original papers on the theory and applications of information science technology and its peripheral fields. We make the articles open access after 6 months of embargo.
As the center of excellence for knowledge and information, library shall accept all citizen for study and learning, regardless his or her age, gender, or ability. From this point of view, library should consider the concept of universal design, not only for construction but also information services. In this paper, I introduce the concept and process of universal design in library, good examples of several university libraries.
Color Universal Design (CUD), which takes into consideration the diversity of color vision, is being demanded by society. How do people with color discrimination difficulties see colors? This section describes how society has treated them and how information should be conveyed in color as intended.
It has been more than 20 years since the concept of hybrid libraries first appeared. In recent years, however, electronic library services have been introduced as a response to the Barrier-Free Access Act and to the COVID-19 epidemic, and as a way to support reading and nonvisitor services. This paper summarizes the current status of information provision by digital media sources in public libraries, including e-library services, and confirms how hybrid information provision with analog media sources is being implemented. The paper also discusses the future prospects of digital media information provision, confirming the need to expand both the quality and quantity of digital media information provision.
Visually impaired people can read braille books by their fingers and listen talking books through their ears. The libraries for the blind in whole country store many braille and talking books in their stacks. Almost all of them, however, are books for amusement, for example tales, novels and essays. Professional books which students, scientific researchers and professionals want to read are a few. In order to solve the problem, the Japan Braille Library and the Support Center on Study and Occupation for the Visually Impaired are providing private services on braille transcription and recording for individual needs and private reading service on professional books.
The purpose of this paper is to consider the change in the disabilities acts of Japan. It paid attention to barrier-free of information that was the indispensable element in the contemporary society. As for the disabilities acts of Japan, the improvement has been advanced under the Japanese Constitution. At first, it gave priority to handicapped person's welfare. However, after the normalization spreads to the international society, it aims at participation to the society and the equality. That turning point was the enactment of Basic Act on Disabilities.