[Athen] RE: Grad students and alternate formats

[Shahida Khaliq]

Thank you Sean, and everybody who answered.  At the moment our library is not part of the Hathi Trust Digital Library, but is in the process of joining them so what you say is a valid option for the future.    We are not denying any books to the student, the waters just become cloudy in terms of the readings not being tied to a particular class or professor (as one of the publishers is asking for this information).   The readings are up to the student with guidance from their advisor.  As long as the student presents proof that they have purchased the book asked for, we will acquire or create an alternate format.  However a book on loan from a library, I can see us doing portions but for the full book a purchase has to be made, beyond what portion of the book being asked for, should we ask for a receipt for proof of purchase?  i.e.  More than 5 chapters out of 10?



From: athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Sean Keegan
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 12:59 PM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] RE: Grad students and alternate formats

My comments would echo what Teresa and Kathy have said in terms of alternate formats for grad students. One thing I would add, as it relates to procedures, is that we also try to work with the faculty when dealing with reading lists. Reading lists for a grad program may include a list of titles, but sometimes faculty members have a very specific edition they want the student to read even though it is not explicit on the program's reading list.

Another consideration may be to engage with the library at your institution to find out their status and relationship with the Hathi Trust Digital Library. Depending on who or what entity controls access to the accessible versions of the files, grad students may find this resource useful in that they may be able to obtain digital versions from a library representative directly. Alternatively, it may be a disability services office that acts as the "proxy" for the Hathi Trust. In any case, for students doing library research, this may be another option to consider procedurally.

More about Hathi Trust and accessibility at:
http://www.hathitrust.org/accessibility

Take care,
Sean



On Nov 13, 2013, at 9:20 AM, Kathleen Cahill <kcahill at MIT.EDU<mailto:kcahill at MIT.EDU>> wrote:


Hi Shahida,

The only difference might be that graduate students have lots of research that might not necessarily be tied to a particular class or textbook.  We ask graduate students to produce a list of what's needed and prioritize items.  Then, we do our best to procure reading materials in alternative formats that the student needs.

Hope this helps,
Kathy


Kathleen Cahill
Assistive Technology Specialist
MIT ATIC (Assistive Tech. Info. Center)
77 Mass. Ave. 7-143
Cambridge MA 02139
(617) 253-5111
kcahill at mit.edu<mailto:kcahill at mit.edu>



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Subject: [Athen] Grad students and alternate formats

Good Morning All

Could those of you who deal with graduate students and their alternate format requests give me an idea of what your policies and procedures are concerning their readings.  Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Best Regards
Shahida Khaliq
Coordinator for Alternate Format Text & Adaptive Tech.

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