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Accessibility Information for E-Resources

This guide provides details about the accessibility of the databases and other electronic resources to which Cook Library subscribes.

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Library E-Resources Accessibility

This page provides details about the accessibility of the databases and other e-resources of Cook Library. The entries below list accessibility information about our third-party vendors, and are arranged alphabetically by vendor platforms. Links to VPAT's (Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates), accessibility statements and navigational aids are provided when available.

If you encounter an inaccessible resource, please submit an e-resource feedback form.

ABC-CLIO

Email TechSupport@abc-clio.com for more information.

ABC-CLIO Databases

Ability Lab

Alexander Street Press

Alexander Street Press Databases

  • Databases TBD

Association for Computing Machinery

Email dl-team@hq.acm.org if you have any accessibility barriers to report.

Contact the account manager to receive a copy of the VPAT.

Bloomsbury

Email bdraccessibility@bloomsbury.com for further assistance or to acquire the VPAT for the Aurora Metro Books and Nick Hearn Books Modern Plays databases. Alternatively, use the Contact Us form and select 'Access or Technical Problem' from the Inquiry drop-down.

Cabells

Cambridge University Press

To report accessibility obstacles with Cambridge Companions Online, email accessibility@cambridge.org or call at +44 (0) 1223 358331.

Cornell University

Directory of Open Access Books

Directory of Open Access Journals

Email helpdesk@doaj.org for accessibility assistance.

Dow Jones

Direct questions to Accessibility@dowjones.com.

EBSCO Databases

Elsevier

To request VPATs for other databases or acquire assistance, email accessibility@elsevier.com.

Emerald

Gale Cengage

HathiTrust

IEEE Xplore

IMAIOS

Infobase

IPA Source

Submit accessibility concerns via the form on IPA Source's Contact Us page.

JSTOR

Kanopy

Contact feedback@overdrive.com to acquire accessibility assistance.

Lexis Nexis

Contact accessibility@lexisnexis.com for support.

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research

McGraw Hill

Contact accessibility@mheducation.com for help with the AccessMedicine database.

MIT Press

Naxos Digital Services

Contact Customer.Service@Naxos.com to submit feedback or request assistance.

New York Times

Newsbank

Contact custservice@newsbank.com to receive help, provide feedback, or request VPATs for the Black Life in America and the Access World News databases.

OCLC

Email accessibility@oclc.org to receive a copy of the ACR. Questions, concerns and requests for support can also be directed here.

PEDro

Use the Contact Us form to request accessibility assistance.

Project MUSE

ProQuest Databases

Receive support online at Submit a Support Case or at Chat with Support.
In the United States & Canada, call +1 800 889 3358
For international, call +800 4997 4111 or +1 734-707-2513

ProQuest Databases

  • TBD

Rittenhouse Book Distributor

Sage Publishing

For accessibility assistance or to request any database VPATs, contact online.accessiblity@sagepub.com.

SBRNet

Swank Motion Pictures

Taylor & Francis

TeachingBooks

TeachingBooks offers a few avenues to communicate feedback about their database.

  • Email: accounts@TeachingBooks.net [NOTE: Please use "Accessibility comment" in the subject line of your email]
  • Mail: Attn: User Feedback, TeachingBooks, One OverDrive Way, Cleveland, Ohio 44125 USA
  • Phone: 216-573-6886 (Option 2)

The National Library/National Library of Israel

To submit feedback or request help, contact Rivka Shwicky at 074-733-6162 or rivka.shveiky@nli.org.il.

Towson University

U.S. Government

U.S. Government Databases

  • TBD

University of California, Riverside

If you have any questions or suggestions regarding the accessibility of the English Short-Title Catalog database, please reach out to webaccessbility@ucr.edu.

University of Toronto Libraries

Wiley

Vendors/Databases with No Accessibility Documentation

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