{"id":7276,"date":"2026-04-23T14:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7276"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:03:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:03:28","slug":"new-accessibility-option-added-to-interlibrary-loan-requests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7276","title":{"rendered":"New Accessibility Option Added to Interlibrary Loan Requests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"743\" src=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Accessible-Option-Screenshot-002.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7277\" style=\"width:313px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) has added a new feature to support equitable access to library resources for the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) community, advancing its broader commitment to inclusive, accessible services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning this week, UMB users submitting <strong>interlibrary loan (ILL) requests for journal articles and book chapters<\/strong> will see a new option on the request form. This option allows users to indicate whether they need materials in an <strong>accessible format.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The feature makes it easier for students, faculty and staff to request accessibility accommodations. When selected, the request moves through a dedicated workflow so staff can review and address accessibility needs as part of the ILL process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HSHSL staff remain available to assist with questions or additional support needs. For help with interlibrary loan services or accessibility support, <a href=\"mailto:rs@hshsl.umaryland.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:rs@hshsl.umaryland.edu\">contact HSHSL Resource Sharing<\/a> or visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.docdel.umaryland.edu\/portal\/\">interlibrary loan page for more information<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HSHSL) has added a new feature to support equitable access to library resources for the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) community, advancing its broader commitment to inclusive, accessible services. Beginning this week, UMB &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/?p=7276\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7277,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,20],"tags":[744,434,986],"class_list":["post-7276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcement","category-resources","tag-accessibility","tag-ill","tag-title-ii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7276"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7276"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7280,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7276\/revisions\/7280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/7277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www2.hshsl.umaryland.edu\/hslupdates\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}