How to search for large print books

To Search for Large Print Books@ EMU

Suggestions for Services to People with Disabilities

A form for suggestions to services at the EMU Library is located at http://www.emich.edu/library/services/forms/suggestions.php

Gale Virtual Reference database

A tutorial on how to use Gale Virtual Reference database is at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGti7QzowLk

Searching Videos and DVDS

The tutorial at http://www.emich.edu/library/help/dvds.php tells you how to search for videos and dvds

Using the library

There are numerous guides and tutorials for using the EMU Library at http://www.emich.edu/library/help/using.php

Museum of disABILITY History

The Museum of disABILITY History collects object and artifact related to disability history. Its online catalog of images, objects, books, and the archive is searchable.

New Book

The EMU Library received a new book to our collection.Ida McKinley : the turn-of-the-century first lady through war, assassination, and secret disability / Carl Sferrazza Anthony. Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2013] 3rd Level E711.95 .A57 2013 Ida McKinley, the wife of William McKinley, president of the United States from 1897 to his assassination in 1901, suffered from epilepsy. This is a riveting biography.

Circulating Technology

There is a large print keyboard, the wrist rest,a TrackMan, thumb-operated mouse, a handheld magnifying glass, and a page magnifier housed in 200B. If you need this specialized equipment, please contact Judy Block, the Special Needs Librarian at jblock@emich.edu.

Disability Resources.org

Disability Resources.org is a directory of resources on the internet for people with disabilities.

Special Needs Librarian's website

The Special Needs Librarian website is at http://people.emich.edu/jblock

Biography

I have a Master’s degree in Library Science from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana and a Specialist’s degree in Library Services to Special Populations from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. In December, 2006, I completed an online course in Improving Library Services to People with Disabilities in 2012. I have been a librarian for 20 years.I have been at Eastern since 1995 and am now the Marketing and Special Needs Librarian.

Library Services for People with Disabilities

The EMU Library values free access to information, intellectual freedom, accessibility for all users, and privacy of information use. The Library supports all users, including People with Disabilities Library Services for People with Disabilities