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Me again! Well done Iain for trumpetting PG, it really is an excellent site, and great to use for the blind. I'm also astonished at how rapidly it seems to be growing. Miss the updates for a couple of months only, and one finds an amazing array of new titles. A Recommendation for any of you after theological or ethical material. Try www.ccel.org. It's mostly Christian classic texts, but with a very wide interpretation of this, so many books on philosophy, ethics, history, etc. Paul Jarman, Learning Development Officer for Students with Disabilities, 400 Chemistry Building, Queen Mary College, University of London, Mile End Road, LONDON. E1 4NS Tel.: +44 (0)20 7882-3237 Fax: +44 (0)20 7882-5223 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Iain Hood Sent: 02 November 2005 11:43 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Update on electronic copies Project Gutenberg seems to grow larger every day (http://www.promo.net/pg/), quite good for classic texts, and this appeared on the BBC website yesterday: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4395656.stm A problem seems to remain as regards publishers concerns increasing in direct proportion to how long ago the original text was published. Iain Iain Hood Senior Adviser, Learning Support Student Support Services Anglia Ruskin University East Road Cambridge CB1 1PT 0845 196 2316 [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Geoff Coates" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 10:21 AM Subject: Re: Update on electronic copies > Sorry not to have been able to find this earlier - I knew I had it > somewhere http://www.digitalbookindex.org/about.htm > > Links to a number of other sites listing availability of > electronic/digital books - not sure how comprehensive > > Geoff > > > > Geoff Coates > Assistive Technology Adviser/Lead Assessor > Access Centre > University of Central Lancashire > Student Services > Marsh Building > Preston PR1 2HE > Tel: 01772 892601 > Fax: 01772 892939 > email: [log in to unmask] > > >>> [log in to unmask] 02/11/2005 09:57:29 >>> > > Having bemoaned how difficult it was we have had some more success > with Pearson and other publishers, although not all books requested > are avaible a fair few are, so I wanted to let everyone know this in > fairness! > > > Chris Baxter > Disability Service Co-ordinator > The Nottingham Trent University > Burton Street > Nottingham > NG1 4BU > > 0115 8486163 voice and minicom > > [log in to unmask] > www.ntu.ac.uk/sss/disability/index.html > [log in to unmask] > > > > This email is intended solely for the addressee. It may contain > private and confidential information. If you are not the intended > addressee, please take no action based on it nor show a copy to > anyone. In this case, please reply to this email to highlight the > error. Opinions and information in this email that do not relate to > the official business of Nottingham Trent University shall be > understood as neither given nor endorsed by the University. Nottingham > Trent University has taken steps to ensure that this email and any > attachments are virus-free, but we do advise that the recipient should > check that the email and its attachments are actually virus free. > This is in keeping with good computing practice. > >