Holly Yu

Holly Yu, MLIS, is Web Administrator and reference librarian at the University Library, California State University, Los Angeles. She coordinates the development and maintenance of the Library’s web site, and is heavily involved in designing and testing web interfaces for the library. She also provides curricular support, library instruction and reference services to students and faculty. She is the author of “Web Accessibility and the Law: Recommendations for Implementation” (Library Hi Tech, vol 20 no.4). She has presented at American Library Association conferences and regional conferences, as well as the Internet Librarians’ conference on the topics of web site usability and library web development. She is active in the Library Information & Technology Association (LITA) and the American Library Association (ALA).

Publications

Implementation of Web Accessibility Related Laws
Holly Yu. © 2009. 7 pages.
In the past three decades, the general method of delivering and receiving information has shifted from paper-based, typewriter-generated, hand-edited, and printing-press-produced...
Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Research and Practice
Holly Yu, Scott Breivold. © 2008. 440 pages.
A pronounced move from print subscriptions to electronic resources in all types of libraries has fundamentally impacted the library and its users. With the influx of resources...
Content and Workflow Management for Library Websites: Case Studies
Holly Yu. © 2005. 282 pages.
Using database-driven web pages or web content management (WCM) systems to manage increasingly diverse web content and to streamline workflows is a commonly practiced solution...
Library Web Content Management: Needs and Challenges
Holly Yu. © 2005. 21 pages.
Rising demands by library users for customizable Web function and by library Web administrators for streamlined workflows call for better solutions to Web content management....
Web Accessibility Laws and Issues
Holly Yu. © 2005. 7 pages.
The concept of access to information has changed in the past three decades to reflect the changes in the methods of receiving and conveying information. With the advent of...
Web Accessibility and the Law
Holly Yu. © 2005. 6 pages.
In the past three decades, the method of receiving and conveying information has shifted from paper-based, typewriter-generated, hand-edited, and printing-press-produced...
Web Accessibility and the Law: Issues in Implementation
Holly Yu. © 2003. 24 pages.
Through a series of federal and state laws and standards, the legal foundation concerning Web accessibility that impact people with disabilities and their ability to fully...