Med läshandikapp på Internet : En studie av webbportaler, online-databaser och nätbibliotek för användare med läshandikapp

Sammanfattning: TPB, The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille, has requested a study to investigate the organization and content of a possible future Swedish web portal for users with reading disabilities. The aim of this thesis is to conduct such a study, with an emphasis on knowledge organization. The main aspects studied are formal description, representation, search and retrieval, document retrieval, and additionally also aspects related to content. The following questions are answered in this thesis: - How are web portals, online databases and Internet libraries for users with reading disabilities constructed, from an organization of knowledge point of view? - How can these solutions for knowledge organization be incorporated into a possible Swedish web portal? - With regards to content, which additional aspects are present in the studied web portals, online databases and Internet libraries? The questions are addressed through a detailed study of ten web portals, online databases and Internet libraries from Nordic and Anglo-American parts of the world. The conclusion contains useful suggestions for the organization of a future Swedish web portal. Such a portal would benefit users with reading disabilities by improving their independent search capabilities and making document retrieval easier and more accessible. It would be useful for both educational and recreational purposes.