[NABS-L] question about textbooks for college

Tue Jul 7 22:37:25 UTC 2020

I don’t understand vital source at all, so if somebody could help explain
it to me and give me a guide on how to use it, that would be great. I’m
interested in figuring out how to download books. I tried to search on the
app, and did not find anything.

On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 18:07 Ahbee Orton via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> I was informed by my academic aadvisor, who is also the main Disabilities
> services office staff member at my small college that all their books are
> coming from VitalSource now. I think this change was at least partly due to
> the pandemic. I know that VitalSource is supposed to be accessible, and I
> went to their table at the NFB national convention last year. Should I
> still try to figure out which books I'm needing or wait until closer to
> time? Thank you.
>
> Blessings,
> Ahbee
>
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>
> > On Jul 7, 2020, at 4:35 PM, D'Agostino, Alfred via NABS-L <
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > The strategy to obtain accessible course materials, including textbooks,
> in a timely manner is to be proactive – and start early. That is, check the
> catalog/ schedule (previous and current) for name of faculty that teach the
> specific section you are interested in and contact the faculty member for
> text title and advise of your needs (tactile representations). Check for a
> current/ past syllabus or refer to another section of the course. This
> should be done concurrently with e-mail/ personal (phone) contact with
> disability support services and the bookstore (they generally have a book
> database – there are some federal guidelines that require colleges/
> universities to provide early adoptions). If there is a student group
> within your intended major, contact an upper-class person for info about
> the major/ texts. It is never too early to make requests for accessible
> items – oftentimes there is a long lead time for production. Do your own
> research regarding sources and report your finding (positive or negative)
> to those you are working with. Through possible networking, you/ service
> personnel may be able to locate the particular item you need (there may be
> a prevalent item. somewhere). Make your request through multiple sources
> (e.g. college/ specialty libraries).
> >
> >
> > Alfred T. D'Agostino, Ph.D.
> > Professor Emeritus of Chemistry
> > Notre Dame of Maryland University
> > ________________________________
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> > Cc: Elizabeth Mohnke <lizmohnke at hotmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NABS-L] question about textbooks for college
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> > Hello nesma,
> >
> > Please forgive my misunderstanding. I do not have any experience
> contacting professors to receive a list of the textbooks they are going to
> use for the class. Instead, they are already entered into a textbook
> database that can be searched both on my college website as well as a local
> bookstore website.
> >
> > Again, the earlier you contact the professor the better off you will be.
> You can always contact the professor explaining that you are simply seeking
> confirmation regarding the textbook list if you have some concerns about
> whether or not the textbook list will be entered into a database on time
> for you to receive your textbooks. Although sometimes it is easier to get
> in touch with someone from the department if the professor does not work
> over the summer.
> >
> > I generally start contacting the professor the semester before a class
> begins if I am concerned about how accessible a class might be. This would
> include access to textbooks among other things. Sometimes it can take a
> while to receive a response. So I would say that it is never too early to
> contact a professor about an upcoming class.
> >
> > I hope this helps you and provides you with more direction in your
> search for accessible textbooks for the upcoming semester.
> >
> > Warm regards,
> > Elizabeth
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Cc: nesma aly <nesmaaly123 at gmail.com>
> > Subject: Re: [NABS-L] question about textbooks for college
> >
> > I guess what I’m trying to ask, is how long before the beginning of the
> semester should I be emailing professors asking about books if they’re not
> up on the Bookstore website keeping in mind the fact that the assistive
> technology department is going to need two weeks to get books if they are
> not available elsewhere.
> >
> >> On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 20:38 Keri Svendsen via NABS-L <
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> You can also have your disability services  check out access text. I
> >> try to get my books a couple weeks ahead of time.
> >>
> >> thank you,
> >>
> >>> On 7/6/2020 8:09 PM, nesma aly via NABS-L wrote:
> >>> Hi NABsters,
> >>> I have a question. my assistive technology department at my college
> >>> says that if a book can't be found on things like bookshare and
> >>> learning
> >> allli,
> >>> that it will take up to two weeks to get it from the publisher. I am
> >>> wondering how long in advance of the start of the semester should I
> >>> be looking at the bookstore for books before I worry? I had a
> >>> incident the fall of 2019 where I didn't know any of my books
> >>> untill the first day
> >> and
> >>> was forced to give the department the rental receit. I would love to
> >> avoid
> >>> this from happening again.
> >>>
> >>> thank you,
> >>>
> >>> Nesma
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