Schmetzke Contributes to Outreach and Accessibility Literature

Dr. Axel Schmetzke has recently authored chapters on online accessibility in two new publications.

His "Creating an Enabling Online Environment" appears in the American Library Association's new publication, From Outreach to Equity: Innovative Models of Library Policy and Practice.  The book is edited by Robin D. Osborne and will be published in June, 2004.

The other recent publication is his "Web Accessibility at University Libraries and Library Schools: 2002 Follow-Up Study" in Design and Implementation of Web-Enabled Teaching Tools, edited by Mary Hricko (Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishing, 2003: 145-189).

Axel is acknowledged as a leading advocate of online accessibility, and has done extensive research and writing on topics related to technology and information resources for the disabled.  At UWSP, he wears multiple hats as a Reference Librarian, Coordinator of Instruction, and Coordinator of the Instructional Materials Center (IMC).  He has served on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal Library Hi Tech, where he was guest editor of two theme issues: Accessibility of Web-based Information Resources for People with Disabilities (Volume 20, 2/4, 2002).  He is also currently co-chair of UWSP's Online Accessibility Task Force, charged with the major task of updating and re-writing the campus online accessibility policy.