There are some books which are only available electronically....as I find
it uncomfortable to read on screen and suffer from eye strain I assumed I would
be able to print the chapters I needed however this does not seem to be
possible???
I do feel this is a real concern for students as it can be off putting and
a strain on the eyes to read on screen material. Furthermore, for those
students who have conditions such as dyslexia this can also be
problematic.
I can sympathise with your concerns about reading text on screens and
whilst ebooks do allow the library to make reading available 24/7 there are
limitations to their use from both a personal perspective of reading on screen
and copyright restrictions for printing. Generally our policy is to use ebooks
as a reference copy and we endeavour to purchase print copies as well to provide
all our staff and students the opportunity to access reading in a medium that
works for them. The Academic Liaison Librarians are responsible for purchasing
stock and can always be contacted if you have particular concerns about
resources.
If any customer has problems with reading from a screen there are software adjustments available to make text larger have different contrasts etc that may help. Please ask at any LRC Customer Service desk for help
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