Books In Print

Introduction

All researchers, regardless of ability, need access to scholarly information. ProQuest is committed to providing all our users with a fully accessible experience for research, teaching and learning.

At ProQuest we make every effort to ensure that our platforms – including Books In Print – can be used by everyone. Books In Print is continually designed and developed to meet Level AA of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2).

Users of Books In Print should be able to:

• Navigate most of the website using just a keyboard.
• Go directly to main content areas on the page using skip links.
• Listen to most of the website using a screen reader.
• Navigate most of the website using speech recognition software
• Zoom in up to 400% using browser tools without text spilling off screen.

If you have a disability and need to make your computer, tablet or other device easier to use, AbilityNet is a recommended resource. We also recommend browsing free add-ons offered for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox.

There may be some parts of this website that are not fully accessible:

• There are text input fields and checkboxes that are missing form labels.
• There are checkboxes that have multiple form labels.
• There are layout tables that do not have properly labeled headers.

Accessibility features and gaps

Keyboard access

Most of the website can be navigated with a keyboard alone, but there are pages of the site that make navigation take a little more work than usual.

The Browse page has an expanding column feature where you must get through the complete list before being able to scroll through the list of the selected item. When viewing book title details, when you open the print, email, download, delete, or properties modal windows, the focus is at the bottom of the modal window. To navigate this, you could use Shift/Tab to move the focus backwards through the window back to the top.

Color contrast

While most text throughout Books In Print meets minimum color contrast standards, but there are cases where text does not have enough contrast with the background color. Some items have low color contrast, for example the sub nav links in the grey bar at the top of the Title Details pages.

If color contrast is a concern for you, we recommend utilizing one of the free browser plugins that can increase text/background color contrast, such as the High Contrast extension for Google Chrome.

Labels

Throughout Books In Print, form elements and buttons are given accessible labels, so you can use assistive technologies to determine the purpose of various controls. There are many cases of missing labels. In these cases, there are usually adjacent text labels that describe the purpose of the control. The search box is also missing a label. Check boxes on the Search Results and the My Accounts pages are missing labels.

There are also cases where a form element or button has multiple labels. This may cause a screen reader to not read the appropriate label.

Tables

On some pages such as the Login and Usage Statistics pages, HTML layout tables that do not have the proper headers to identify columns and rows are present. This could make navigating with a screen reader difficult.

Technical information about this site’s accessibility

Books In Print is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with:

• Level A and Level AA of the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2)
• Section 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act for features and functions.
• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• EU Directive on the accessibility of the websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies 2016.
• UK Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No.2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines v2.2 at levels A and AA. See the full Accessibility Compliance Report (VPAT 2.5 and WCAG) for Books In Print for details.

How we tested this platform

The accessibility of Books In Print is a continual effort at ProQuest. Accessibility standards are built into our design, and style guides and included as part of requirements in our software development and quality assurance pipeline.

Books In Print code is checked for accessibility using a range of automated and manual checks including but not limited to:

• Color Contrast Analyzers provided by WebAIM and Deque
• Deque axe accessibility testing tools
• Keyboard-access manual testing and assessment
• WAVE (Web Accessibility Evaluation tool) provided by WebAIM
• Screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, and VoiceOver

Books In Print is tested on the latest versions of Firefox, Safari, Chrome, and Edge, and on devices including Mac and Windows computers, and Android and iOS devices.

The website was last tested in October 2024. The test was carried out internally at ProQuest.

What we’re doing to improve accessibility

Making content accessible is an ongoing effort at Books In Print. We’re committed to working with the community to ensure we continue to meet our customers’ needs. A list of our ongoing efforts include:

• The Clarivate Accessibility Council: a team of stakeholders working to increase accessibility resources and capabilities.
• Building relationships with colleges, universities, publishers and digital accessibility organizations to help make our educational solutions as accessible as they can be.
• Foster an accessibility culture within the business by funding courses and certification for employees e.g. Deque University courses, IAAP (International Association of Accessibility Professionals) CPACC and WAS qualifications.
• Consulting with accessibility experts such as Deque to audit and review our products.
• Accessibility is embedded in our development process. Our acceptance of new features and functionality requires compliance with WCAG 2.2 AA.

How to report a problem

If you have difficulty accessing specific Books In Print content or features with adaptive technology after trying the workarounds suggested in this statement, you can contact us using the links provided below. Our support services will respond within three days and are available to accommodate the communication needs of end users with disabilities. We will work with you to identify the best option for remediation, subject to content licensing restrictions and technical capability.

Online: ProQuest Technical Support

Phone:
United States & Canada (toll free):
+1 800 889 3358

Outside North America:
+800 4997 4111 or +1 734-707-2513

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This accessibility statement was prepared November 2024. It was last reviewed in November 2024.

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