Libraries: Library Accessibility Resources: Articles

Read Out Loud

Most library database content can be read with JAWS.
In general any article or book (usually a chapter) available in PDF content may be downloaded and read aloud in Adobe Acrobat.
Some Library databases, such as JSTOR, actually contain PDFs of page images. Since these articles were not created with optical character recognition they cannot be read aloud with either JAWS or Acrobat.
Two Library vendors, EBSCO and Gale, provide resources with native "read out loud" capability.

EBSCO Text-to-Speech

The Text-to-speech feature is available for many EBSCO databases from the Library homepage. Look for HTML full-text resuls. to find articles with this feature. If the article you need is only available in PDF, see the menu to the left for help with these.

Several EBSCO Databases with Text-to-Speech

Academic Search Complete
This scholarly collection offers full text coverage of information in many areas of academic study including: animal science, anthropology, astronomy, chemistry, engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, food science & technology, science, geography, law, mathematics, music, health sciences, physics, psychology, religion & theology, women's studies, and many other fields. Learn to Use Academic Search Complete

If you experience issues accessing this database, just click here to preview the new EBSCOhost experience!
Business Source Complete
Offers full text for scholarly business magazines and journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, international business and much more. (Some full-text)

If you experience issues accessing this database, just click here to preview the new EBSCOhost experience!
EBSCO Engineering Source
Designed for a broad range of engineering professionals and researchers of all types, and includes over 2,000 full-text journals.

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ERIC
Annotated references to educational materials in Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles in Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE). (Some full-text)

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Literary Reference Source & Reference eBook Collection
A comprehensive, full-text database of information from respected reference works, ebooks, literary journals, and more, including author biographies, work overviews, and essays in literary criticism. Also includes poems and short stories. Comparable to Literature Resource Center. (Full text) Learn to Use Literary Reference Center

If you experience issues accessing this database, just click here to preview the new EBSCOhost experience!
The links here allow you to search both the Literary Reference Source database and the Literary Reference Source eBook Collection at the same time.
MasterFILE Complete & MasterFILE Premier Reference eBook Collection
Designed specifically for public libraries, this multidisciplinary database provides full text for more than 2,000 general reference publications with full text information dating as far back as 1922. Covering virtually every subject area of general interest, MasterFILE Complete also contains full text for more than 1,000 reference ebooks and over 164,400 primary source documents, as well as an Image Collection of over 502,000 photos, maps & flags. This database is updated daily via EBSCOhost.

If you experience issues accessing this database, just click here to preview the new EBSCOhost experience!
The links here allow you to search both the MasterFILE Complete database and the MasterFILE Premier Reference eBook Collection at the same time.

Gale Databases

The Gale "Listen" Function

All full-text content in Gale Databases has a "Listen" link available on the detail screen. Click on the title of the article in your search results. The Listen button appears right above the full text.

Selected Gale Databases With "Listen"

Gale Academic OneFile
Quickly access articles from a database of scholarly journals and other trusted periodicals. Best for academic research.
Gale OneFile: Science
Access information on the latest developments across a range of scientific disciplines. Updated daily.
Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints
Find overviews, news, and opinions on hundreds of today's important social issues. Viewpoint articles cover issues from many perspectives, beyond pro and con. Users can dive deeper with periodical content that covers current events, news and commentary, economics, environmental issues, political science, and more. Viewpoints are collected from the opinion sections of a variety of published sources, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The American Conservative, and National Review.
Want to learn more about Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints? The video below covers the basics -

And this video introduces you to the database's topic pages, where resources on specific subjects are collected together, making searching easier -
Gale Literature
Literary content integrates with subject indexing for a full research experience. Use this to search our Gale literature resources.
Gale In Context: Science
Understand context for hundreds of science topics through overviews, journals, news, interactive experiments, and more.
Gale In Context: U.S. History
Uncover information on hundreds of the most significant people, events, and topics in U.S. history from a variety of sources.

Library Accessibility Resources

Read Out Loud

EBSCO Text-to-Speech

Several EBSCO Databases with Text-to-Speech

Gale Databases

The Gale "Listen" Function

Selected Gale Databases With "Listen"

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