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Fact Sheet: Electronic Books: Why Go Digital? |
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Electronic
Books… Why go Digital?
From the American Library Association www.ala.org :
Considerations in Purchasing Accessible Library Materials
As librarians acquire materials for the library collections, consideration of accessibility issues should be at the forefront of the procurement process. The following is a short list of considerations and questions that librarians should ask:
- Are there accessible digital versions of the print materials available?
- Is there an accessible online version of the print materials?
- Is the print material available in large print?
- Will the publisher grant the library permission to transform the print material into an accessible digital format?
- For database and online services, is the service compatible with screen readers and does it offer non-visual access (command prompts)?
- For video materials, are there captioned and/or video described versions of the materials available for purchase?
- For digital materials, can you confirm that none of the text is embedded as graphics?
Electronic Book Solutions
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Publisher |
Web Address |
Format |
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Computer Software |
Online Materials |
Alternative Book Form |
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Attainment Company |
8 |
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EnableMart |
8 |
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National Braille Press |
1 |
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Blackwell’s Book Service |
7 |
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Don Johnston |
8 |
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Adobe |
7 |
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Thinking Reader |
8 |
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Project Gutenberg |
7 |
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BookShare |
7 |
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