Patrons with Disabilities
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Services
- Reference appointments - Reference librarians are available for research
consultation, including assistance
with selecting databases and constructing search strategies. Please contact the Reference
Department (501-569-8806)
to schedule an appointment.
- Pulling of materials and books -
Members of the Reference and Circulation Departments will assist
patrons in retrieving materials from the library stacks.
Depending on the availability of staff, this service
may have a 24 to 48 hour turn-around period. Please prepare the list of
call numbers and/or journal titles to be
left at the Circulation Desk.
- Photocopying library
materials - Members of the Circulation Department will assist patrons with
photocopying of library materials. Patrons
should discuss means of payment for the copies. Please inquire at
the Circulation Desk.
- Cooperative efforts with Disability Resource Center to have materials scanned
and converted to online
documents - Arrangements have been made between the Library and Disability Resource Center to
have
non-circulating items scanned and provided to patrons as electronic files. Please inquire at the Reference
Desk for
assistance.
- Instruction sessions - Individuals attending library instruction sessions as
part of a UALR
course encouraged to take advantage of all special assistance used in regular classroom environment.
If
attending a workshop offered by a library department, please contact the Reference Department (501-569-8806)
two to five days in
advance to request the necessary assistive technology or interpreters.
- Ask a Reference
Librarian e-mail service - Individuals needing assistance with short answers
to a question, in selecting a
database, or creating an effective search strategy can submit their questions
via the Ask a
Reference Librarian form.
Equipment
TDD machine - The TDD machine is connected to the general Reference Desk
phone line at 501-569-8806.
Points of
Contact
- Reference Services
- General assistance (501)569-8806
- Karen Russ, Reference Liaison to Disability Resource Center (501)569-8444
- UALR Computing Services – Frances Middleton (501)569-3345
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