Encyclopaedia Britannica [has] announced an agreement with Bookshare to grant worldwide digital rights to its major reference collections. Bookshare is the world’s largest accessible online library for people with print disabilities. These collections will add a wealth of academic resources to Bookshare that will enhance the research experience and independent study for tens of thousands of Bookshare members, many of whom are U.S. K-12 and postsecondary students.
The agreement will allow Bookshare to convert these fifty reference volumes from seven series into the latest DAISY 3.0 format (Digital Accessible Information System) and BRF (Braille Ready Format):
+ Britannica Student Encyclopedia (16-volume set) for grade levels pre-K to 12
+ Britannica Discovery Library (12-volume set) for early learners ages 4 to 6
+ My First Britannica (13-volume set) for grades 4 and 5
+ Learn and Explore: The American Presidency
for grades 6 to 12
+ Learn and Explore: Earth’s Changing Environment
for grades 6 to 12
+ New Views of the Solar System for grades 6 to 12
+ Britannica Book of the Year 2009 for
grades 6 to postsecondary
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