Universities
Helping university students get the books they need
Typically, postsecondary students with print disabilities must wait weeks to get their textbooks in a format they can read. Meanwhile classes are underway.
Bookshare created the University Partnership Program to increase the availability of accessible materials and textbooks for U.S. postsecondary students with print disabilities. College and university partners upload books they have scanned for their students to the Bookshare site. This saves time and money for universities by reducing duplication of effort: “scan once, share many times.”
In addition to the Partnership Program, universities are encouraged to sign up qualified students for individual memberships.
- Disabled Student
Services Offices — “We tell our students to look in Bookshare first
before they request a book from our office.” (from an Alt Media Specialist at
the Accessing Higher Ground Conference, November, 2010).
Learn how Bookshare can save you time and money. Sign up for Bookshare now. - Alternate Media
Offices — “We scan a large number of books every year for our
students with print disabilities, and would like to share these books through
Bookshare. We have a lot of books and get more every semester. If your library
is bigger, eventually we will be finding more we can use—and so will everyone
else.” Marianne C. Oberdoerster, Loras College.
Avoid duplication of effort; access books scanned by other universities. Have books to share?
Bookshare University Partners
- Alliant International University
- Arizona State University
- Boston University
- College of New Jersey
- College of San Mateo
- De Anza College
- George Mason University
- Georgetown University Law Center
- Hadley School for the Blind
- Idaho State University
- Indiana University
- Landmark College
- Loras College
- Miami University (Ohio)
- Michigan State University
- Monterey Peninsula College
- Mohawk Community College
- Ohio State University
- San Diego Mesa College
- Santa Clara University
- Santa Monica College
- Santa Rosa Junior College
- Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
- Stanford University
- Texas A&M University - College Station
- Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi
- University of Arizona
- University of Arkansas
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of Colorado
- University of Idaho
- University of Montana
- University of Texas, Austin
- Utah State University
- Whittier College
Bookshare News
- January 26, 2011 - Announcing the Read2Go App: The DAISY reader for Bookshare on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
- January 25, 2011 - Attention MAC Users…Read:OutLoud Version 6 Bookshare Edition 2.0 for MAC and PC Now Available!
- January 19, 2011 - Agreement with Leading Independent Book Publisher Brings Eclectic Collection to Bookshare Members
- January 12, 2011 - RAND Corporation to Offer Publications through Bookshare
- November 22, 2010 - “Great Resource for Inclusion Settings,” says IA Specialist
- September 27, 2010 - Federal Technology Leaders Discuss 21st Century Learning
- September 22, 2010 - Transitioning from High School to College – Students with Disabilities
- August 24, 2010 - Inside Higher Education…Suggested Books College Freshman Should Read
- August 30, 2010 - Get the Most Out of Study Time with Textbooks From Bookshare
- July 20, 2010 - Postsecondary Students Benefit from Individual Memberships
- July 12, 2010 - University Partners Help Each Other
- June 15, 2010 - Landing that Job…Career Advice on Bookshare
Good Books
Twenty-one University presses provide Bookshare with digital book files and worldwide rights to those files. Through them, thousands of new scholarly works have been contributed to the Bookshare collection. The University of Chicago Press is the oldest and largest American university press, having been founded in 1891. The Books Division publishes approximately 250 books a year and currently has more than 5,300 books in print. The Press has published over 11,000 books since its founding. The Press is further distinguished by its Journals Division, which publishes 49 journals and annuals.
Here are three recent additions to Bookshare that might be of interest to the students you serve:
- Critical Terms for
Media Studies, by Mark Hansen and W.J.T. Mitchell
Part of a larger conversation that engages culture, technology, and politics, this exciting collection of essays explores our most critical language for dealing with the qualities and modes of contemporary media. - How To Write a BA
Thesis: A Practical Guide From Your First Ideas to Your Finished Paper, by
Charles Lipson.
The senior thesis is the capstone of a college education, but writing one can be a daunting prospect. Now there's a mentor to help. How to Write a BA Thesis is a practical guide written by Charles Lipson, an experienced professor who has guided hundreds of students through the thesis-writing process. - Repotting Harry
Potter: A Professor’s Book-by-Books Guide for the Serious Re-reader, by
James W. Thomas.
Thomas takes us on a tour through the Potter books in order to enjoy them in different ways upon subsequent readings. Dr. Thomas' brilliant but light touch proves that a "serious" reading of literature can be fun.
Upcoming Conferences
Be sure to stop by the Bookshare booth!
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LDA
49th Annual International Conference
Learning Disabilities Association
February 22-25, 2012
Hilton Chicago
720 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605 - CSUN
California State University
Northridge Center on Disabilities' 27th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference
February 27 to March 3, 2012
Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel
One Market Place,
San Diego, CA 92101
