IFLA Initiatives

IFLA Governing Body adopted “A Statement on Open Access to Scholarly Literature and
Research Documentation” in December 2003, wherein it suggested some OA principles
and advocated their adoption “in order to ensure the widest possible availability
of scholarly literature and research documentation” [15]. These principles are
[15]:

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Acknowledgment and defense of the moral rights of authors, especially the rights of
attribution and integrity.

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Adoption of effective peer-review processes to assure the quality of scholarly
literature irrespective of mode of publication.

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Resolute opposition to governmental, commercial, or institutional censorship of the
publications deriving from research and scholarship.

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Succession to the public domain of all scholarly literature and research
documentation at the expiration of the limited period of copyright protection
provided by law, which period should be limited to a reasonable time, and the
exercise of fair use provisions, unhindered by technological or other constraints,
to ensure ready access by researchers and the general public during the period of
protection.

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Implementation of measures to overcome information inequality by enabling both
publication of quality assured scholarly literature and research documentation by
researchers and scholars who may be disadvantaged, and also ensuring effective and
affordable access for the people of developing nations and all who experience
disadvantage including the disabled.

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Support for collaborative initiatives to develop sustainable OA publishing models
and facilities including encouragement, such as the removal of contractual
obstacles, for authors to make scholarly literature and research documentation
available without charge.

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Implementation of legal, contractual, and technical mechanisms to ensure the
preservation and perpetual availability, usability, and authenticity of all
scholarly literature and research documentation.

Seating Intervention and Postural Control

Jessica Presperin Pedersen, ... Cheryl Griebel, in Clinician's Guide to Assistive
Technology, 2002

Participation Restriction and Societal Limitations

According to Steinman,47 subjective information is “directed to values,
perceptions, and cultural attitudes of the individual” and effects individuals
personally. Research documentation that people specifically write concerning the
affects of seating systems and quality of life are scarce. Hammell48 stated that
“quality of life is difficult to define and conceptualize.” However, she stated
consensus among individuals' perceived quality of life includes engagement in
worthwhile productive activity, physical well-being, active leisure pursuits,
learning and personal development, interpersonal relationships, community
interaction, satisfaction with role functioning, psychologic well being and sense
of self-worth, and satisfaction with sexual relationship.48–49 J. Hammel50 proposed
a client-centered assessment to identify what quality of life means to each
individual such as the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM). Reid and
others51 used the COPM to evaluate occupational performance in children with
cerebral palsy using a rigid pelvic stabilizer.

Professionals use the sickness impact profile (SIP) to measure individuals'

perceived effect of disability and societal limitations.47,52 Specialists can
implement a user satisfaction survey to determine whether the users met their goals
and the way specialists provided services. Scherer and Galvin37 developed a
consumer-responsive outcomes measurement system called the matching person and
technology model (MPT), in which individuals prioritize their own outcomes.
Specialists use a quality-of-life basis with the theory that function is a means to
the achievement of a goal and quality of life.37 Specialists can also adopt a
qualitative approach using focus groups and user satisfaction to provide
information based on respondents' views and issues.50,53 A survey can determine
whether individuals are still using the intervention and help the specialist
explore reasons for abandonment if it is not. The Cantril Self-Anchoring Striving
Scale provides a subjective scale without cultural-specific standards that assesses
personal expression of asssistive technology outcomes. People using the equipment
defines quality of life based on their own perceptions.47