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Answered By:
Nadia Woods
Feb 17, 2025
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The University of Liverpool has an institutional
RNIB Bookshare
account which provides accessible books for learners with sight loss, dyslexia, dyspraxia, autism and qualifying physical disabilities under the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Disability) Regulations 2014.
Using RNIB Bookshare
In order to use RNIB Bookshare you must have a current Student Support Information Sheet (SSIS) indicating that you have a qualifying disability. If you believe that you qualify for using Bookshare but do not have this information in your SSIS then please contact the University of Liverpool
Disability Advice and Guidance Team
for further guidance.
The
Accessibility Support Team
in the Library will create you a Bookshare account and send you an email which will include login details and instructions explaining how to use the service. Your username will be your
University of Liverpool username
in the format
username@liverpool.ac.uk
. You will be given a temporary password, please reset this using
Forgot your Password
As soon as you receive your email you will be able login via the
RNIB Bookshare Homepage
and make use of the services available.
Searching for books via RNIB Bookshare
You can
find books
across a wide range of subjects for university study in addition to reading for leisure. Not all books are available through RNIB Bookshare as only certain publishers work with them, however this is increasing all the time.
If the book is not available you can
request it
and RNIB Bookshare will do their best to source an electronic file from the publisher.
Please note
: Bookshare cannot process titles that predate 2000 as an electronic file is unlikely to be available.
Check RNIB Bookshare to see what is already available.
Books may be listed once or twice depending on the formats available.
Some books can be downloaded in a variety of formats including Microsoft Word, DAISY or Braille. These books can also be read using the
Read Now
web reader. Other books are only available for download as a PDF file. Some books will have all options.
Please note
: The default format on Bookshare is
PDF
. But in some cases you can adapt this into various accessible formats
To find out more about
Read Now
watch the video
How to read books from RNIB Bookshare UK Education Collection using our web reader tool
To find out more about
downloading books
watch the video
Learners, download your first book from RNIB Bookshare
Dolphin EasyReader
Use the
Dolphin EasyReader
app, available for iOS and Android, to access RNIB Bookshare titles on a tablet or phone.
The app can be downloaded from the from the
App Store for iOS
or from the
Play Store for Android
Once installed you will need to sign in.
Choose
Continue with your Library
and then
Bookshare
Sign in with your
Bookshare credentials
. EasyReader will now log you into the Bookshare library to save you logging in twice.
Once logged in, open the side menu and choose
RNIB Bookshare
If the library is not listed, choose
manage libraries and enable the service you require
You can now browse, access Reading Lists and download accessible titles.
To find out more about EasyReader see
Read with Dolphin EasyReader
and watch
Getting Started with EasyReader
Submitting a request
To submit a request, on the
RNIB Bookshare homepage
click the drop down narrow next to
Get Started
then click
How to Find Books
Then click the
Request a Boo
option in the list of options on the right.
Scroll down to
Quick and Easy Book Requests
and
in section 6 click
Request Your Book
and fill in the
book request form
Requests usually take around 2-3 days to be dealt with.
Bookshare will email you once the item is ready to download.
Turn-around times from publishers can be as little as 24 hours or up to 10 weeks. At peak times of year, the turn-around times can increase. Bookshare will however chase publishers for outstanding requests regularly.
Can I track my request?
Once you submit your request you can track it via
My Requests
on the
Homepage
. Log in and click
My Account
If you need to contact Bookshare about a request please quote the case number which you will find via My Requests.
Other options
Students are welcome to use the
Get It For Me
service to place a request for an item in an accessible format.
If you have a preference on format then you can add that as a note to the request and the team will try and purchase the item in that format.
Need further help?
If you would like more information about using RNIB Bookshare or support with using the service, you are welcome to email the
Accessible Texts Team
The Accessible Texts Team support customers with accessing texts in accessible format. Information about the team can be found on the
Library Accessibility Guide
Please also see the Frequently Asked Questions on the
RNIB Bookshare Help pages
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