Leeds Beckett University

“With RNIB Bookshare we have peace of mind that the files are fully accessible and copyright compliant, and we would recommend all academic publishers consider adding their titles to the collection.”  

If you have a print disability and are studying at LeedsBeckett University, you can arrange to see the Learning Support Officer. They provide assistance with assistive software, using the library services and equipment, researching a topic including journals and obtaining items in accessible formats. They have been sourcing resources from RNIB Bookshare since February 2016.

They have a large and active Alt Formats Service currently providing accessible formats to over 40 print disabled students with a wide range of needs and support requirements.

“RNIB Bookshare is an invaluable addition to the alternative formats provision at our University.”

 Rachel told us that using RNIB Bookshare is a great way of supporting both staff and students;

“We have long recognised RNIB Bookshare’s potential to streamline our workflow and now that most of the larger publishers have provided their academic titles we are able to obtain the majority of titles quickly and with a minimum of administration.”

 “The student experience is much improved when they can access their reading within the same timeframe as their peers.”

 It’s also a benefit to publishers;

“RNIB Bookshare acts as a single point of contact eliminating the requirement to contact multiple publishers (over and over again) and complete individual licences for every title, the terms and conditions of which vary from publisher to publisher. This reduces the amount of work for ourselves, and also for those publishers who sign up to RNIB Bookshare.”

“The University is more likely to recommend adding titles from those publishers who are working with RNIB Bookshare to module reading lists.”