Accessible Library for Everyone
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ISU Library strives to provide equal access to information to all library users while promoting fair access to library services and electronic resources.
The library staff strives to provide a quality working and research environment, protect the rights of users, and enhance the collections.
ISU Library aims to provide a fair service for all individuals by responding to user feedback on accessibility and providing support in this regard.
- For questions about disability access or accessibility and physical accessibility, please contact kutuphane@istinye.edu.tr.
You can also submit your questions to the library Information Desk in person, by phone or via instant chat on the web page.
If you have a disability that prevents you from reading or using printed materials, ISU Library strives to provide the library with an accessible copy of any material you wish to use.
Library staff assist in searching and retrieving library materials from the shelves and browsing the online library catalog.
With the help of the elevator in the library, it is possible to pass between all library floors.
-With the disabled desks on the 1st floor, disabled users can do their research and work in the library and spend their time in the library.
ISU Library is an institutional member of the Boğaziçi University Technology and Education Laboratory for the Visually Impaired (GETEM) E-Library.
The internet library project designed by the Boğaziçi University Technology and Education Laboratory for the Visually Impaired (GETEM) aims to provide access to information resources for the visually impaired. This project covers not only the visually impaired, but also individuals who, due to other types of disabilities, cannot make unlimited use of printed resources (such as those with paralysis or dyslexia). The publications in the library are predominantly in Turkish and English. In addition to storybooks, novels, and poetry books, the library contains teaching materials (books, articles, lecture notes) used in educational institutions at all levels, recordings of some lectures and conferences, and scientific articles and books. In addition, radio plays, mp3 versions of audio-described films, audio descriptions of computers and smart devices, and many other types of content are included in the GETEM catalog.
To access the GETEM E-Library collection, please contact the Library Information Desks or visit kutuphane@istinye.edu.tr.
GETEM E-Library: https://getem.boun.edu.tr/
Accessible Library Project
The Accessible Library is a corporate social responsibility project launched in November 2019 by the Volunteer Movement Association. The audio recordings are produced by volunteers.
The Accessible Library provides visually impaired individuals with access to the audio-recorded course materials they need to continue their education. Textbooks and exam preparation books are the most commonly recorded materials under the project, and recordings of other materials are also produced based on incoming requests.
The Accessible Library Project: https://www.engelsizkutuphane.com/tr/
Talking Library
This is the National Library’s audiobook service. To use our Talking Library web service, you must complete the membership form found under the “Sign Up” tab in the top-left corner and accept the “Individual Membership Agreement.” As part of the membership process, you must upload a scanned copy of your ID card or medical board report verifying that you have a visual impairment of at least 40% to the section at the bottom of the page while filling out the membership form.
Talking Library: https://konusankitaplik.mkutup.gov.tr/
TRT Listen
It is a service offered by TRT that includes audiobooks, music, podcasts, and radio plays.
TRT Listen : https://trtdinle-staging.wp.trt.com.tr/
TURGOK Project
The goal is to help visually impaired and low-vision individuals integrate into society by improving their educational attainment and the quality of their education, as well as their cultural literacy, and to ensure their place in society by supporting their employability. Providing fundamental solutions to the challenges they face in accessing written materials makes a significant contribution to their education and cultural development.
TURGOK Project: https://www.turgok.org/
LibriVox
To make all public domain books, narrated by real people, available for free in audio format online.
LibriVox: https://librivox.org/
Project Gutenberg
It is a library of over 75,000 free e-books. Choose from free ePub and Kindle e-books, download them, or read them online. Here, with a focus on classic works whose U.S. copyright terms have expired, you’ll find the world’s greatest literary works. Thousands of volunteers have digitized these e-books and carefully proofread them so you can enjoy reading them.
Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/