Maximizing Equitable Reach and Accessibility of ETDs

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dc.contributor.authorIngram, William A.en
dc.contributor.authorWu, Jianen
dc.contributor.authorFox, Edward A.en
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-22T13:07:12Zen
dc.date.available2024-01-22T13:07:12Zen
dc.date.issued2023en
dc.description.abstractThis poster addresses accessibility issues of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) in digital libraries (DLs). ETDs are available primarily as PDF files, which present barriers to equitable access, especially for users with visual impairments, cognitive or learning disabilities, or for anyone needing more efficient and effective ways of finding relevant information within these long documents. We propose using AI techniques, including natural language processing (NLP), computer vision, and text analysis, to convert PDFs into machine-readable HTML documents with semantic tags and structure, extracting figures and tables, and generating summaries and keywords. Our goal is to increase the accessibility of ETDs and to make this important scholarship available to a wider audience.en
dc.description.versionSubmitted versionen
dc.format.extentPages 256-257en
dc.format.extent2 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1109/JCDL57899.2023.00049en
dc.identifier.eissn2575-8152en
dc.identifier.isbn9798350399318en
dc.identifier.issn2575-7865en
dc.identifier.orcidIngram, William [0000-0002-8307-8844]en
dc.identifier.orcidFox, Edward [0000-0003-1447-6870]en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10919/117432en
dc.identifier.volume2023-Juneen
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherACMen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectdigital librariesen
dc.subjectelectronic theses and dissertationsen
dc.subjectaccessibilityen
dc.titleMaximizing Equitable Reach and Accessibility of ETDsen
dc.title.serial2023 ACM/IEEE JOINT CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL LIBRARIES, JCDLen
dc.typeConference proceedingen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
dc.type.otherProceedings Paperen
dc.type.otherBook in seriesen
pubs.finish-date2023-06-30en
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Techen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Engineeringen
pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Engineering/Computer Scienceen
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pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Library/Information Technologyen
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pubs.organisational-group/Virginia Tech/Graduate students/Doctoral studentsen
pubs.start-date2023-06-26en

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