Dear all, The Sugamya Pustakalaya portal is fully accessible and easy to use for the visually impaired. I can say so because I have been closely involved in its development and testing. The steps to use this library are given below. There are two ways to reach this online resource. You can open the DAISY Forum of India website and then click on Online Library link or you can just directly open the Sugamya Pustakalaya site. The links are: www.daisyindia.org www.sugamyapustakalaya.in
Quick Start Guide for Blind / Low Vision / Print Disabled Individuals with print disabilities need to take the following steps to create an account on Sugamya Pustakalaya with book download privileges. . Open www.sugamyapustakalaya.in . Click Register as end user . Provide the required information. Make sure all the information you submit here is correct and complete. Choose the library to which you want to send your membership application. . Either the mobile number or email is mandatory. . Your membership request will be sent to the DFI member organization you selected. . You will be intimated by email/SMS when your membership request is approved by the DFI member library. You will then be able to log in, search and download books. Main features: For a complete list please see Getting Started on the website . Search Books: The Search box is available at all times on the Sugamya Pustakalaya page. Type the title, author or publisher of the book you need and click the Search button. Books matching your search criteria will be shown in a table. This table will show the Book title, Author, Publisher and Library name. Without logging into the website further action e.g. view book details or download is not available. . Browse catalogue: The Browse section is also available on all pages of the Sugamya Pustakalaya. Portal. The different browsing options are Authors, Categories, Language, Latest arrivals, Text Books and Periodicals. Using any one of these links, you can browse the books collection available in the Sugamya Pustakalaya. For example, clicking on Languages will show the list of Languages available in the Library. Further clicking on a language e.g. Hindi will show a list of all books in Hindi language submitted by all participating libraries. . View Libraries: On the Sugamya Pustakalaya home page click on the Libraries link. The list of all participating libraries (DFI member organizations) will be displayed. Click on any library name to see more details e.g. contact details, number of books available from the library etc. . Download books: When you search for books after logging in, the title of the book can be clicked to see more details. At the bottom of the page you can select the download format and then click the Download link. If the book is from Bookshare library, then you will need to provide the Bookshare membership credentials also to download the file. An important point to note here is that all Bookshare titles are not available for distribution in India. When the user tries to download such books, an appropriate message is displayed after providing the Bookshare username and password. . Create and view wish list: On the book details page mentioned above, the Add to wish list link can be clicked to short list this book for downloading in future. . Place request for new book: Users can place request for addition of books currently not available on Sugamya Pustakalaya. To do so, click on New Book Request. The list of books requested by other members is displayed. The status of requested books e.g. Pending or Initiated or is also shown in this table. . Subscribe to periodicals: Sugamya Pustakalaya has the capability of providing magazines and newspapers in accessible formats. To search for available titles, click on Periodicals under the Browse section. Choose criteria for search and click Search Periodical button. All the Periodicals available from DFI Libraries will be listed. Click the checkbox next to the Periodical name and format that you want and click the Subscribe button. You will now receive intimation of release of next issues of the selected Periodical. Contact Us E-mail: libr...@daisyindia.org Phone: 1800 300 20469 Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
