[oplinwebkits] Two new things coming: Please read carefully

[Laura Solomon]

Hello all,

A big shout out to OPLIN's Webkit Testing Group, which tests potential
features and makes recommendations: thanks to their work, we're pleased to
be rolling out two new changes/features over the next several weeks.

   - *Improved database display: *The display will look slightly different,
   but it will be more accessible to people with disabilities using assistive
   technology. In addition, some of the categories will be streamlined. These
   include:
      - *Finance* will be merged into* Business;*
      - *Newspapers*, *Magazines and Newspapers*, and *Magazines and
      Journals w*ill be merged into a new category called*  Magazines,
      Newsp*apers* & Journals;*
      -
      - *Auto Repair will be merged into a new category called DIY & How-to
      Guides;*
      - *Social Science will be merged into General Reference.*

You may need to re-categorize or add categories to existing research
databases, depending on what you have in your display.


   - *A new accessibility checker for your content: *As many of you already
   know, OPLIN has long had a major focus on web accessibility. As the
   Department of Justice put out its ruling
   <https://www.ada.gov/resources/2024-03-08-web-rule/> in April of this
   year, that focus has become even more important. To assist our Webkit
   libraries in evaluating their content, we'll be installing an automated
   check function that will help you know when your content is potentially
   inaccessible to people with disabilities. Web accessibility is an ongoing
   process and content needs to be evaluated consistently. We'll be sending
   out a guide to using the new checker in the coming days.

Rollouts of the new features will begin by mid-November, and your library
will be notified when the implementations for its site is completed. *If
you have any questions, please contact me directly at laura at oplin.ohio.gov
<laura at oplin.ohio.gov>.*

Laura

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*Laura Solomon,  MCIW, MLS *(She/her)
*Library Services Manager,* Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
(614) 752-0792 (voice) | (614) 728-5256 (fax)
laura at oplin.ohio.gov | https://oplin.ohio.gov
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