Services

The Georgian College Library is committed to providing respectful and equal access to collections, services and programs for all Georgian Students, faculty and staff.  Our goal is to ensure that we meet or exceed the standards set by the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 ("AODA"), it's regulations and the Ontario Human Rights Commissions Guidelines on Accessible Education.

Available at all campus libraries:

• Retrieval of materials from shelves
• Assistance with searching electronic research tools
• 'In-library use only' materials, Reserve & Reference, may be taken for use in Centre for Access or CICE labs
• Quiet study spaces
• Read and Write Gold text to speech software on all library workstations
• Accessible workstations

Available at Barrie & Orillia campus libraries:

• Weekly research support in the Centre for Access labs (see Barrie or Orillia service pages for more details)
• Accessibility is a consideration in purchasing decisions and best practice guidelines used by the Library
• Individualized accommodations are reviewed on a case-by-case basis
• If you experience barriers, would like a private tour of our facilities or have a suggestion about how we can make Library Services more accessible for you, contact us: in person, by phone, or email

Read & Write Gold software is a text to speech software with the added bonus of offering conversion from PDF to Word which in turn permits copy/paste as well as highlighting and collection of highlighted text to a separate word document for study note creation.

• Read & Write Gold is installed on all library PC computers.
• Students are also eligible to install a copy on their own laptop.

Please see the customer service staff at the library for more details.

CELA service is available to any students with print disabilities (visual, physical or learning disabilities) that prevent them from accessing regular print. They can sign up for a free CELA membership (and a free Bookshare membership) by completing the CELA self-registration form on our website. All they need to have is a valid public library card from an Ontario public library in order to participate. 

Educators/teachers can also register for CELA’s Educator Access program, which allows them to access CELA’s alternative format collection (both physical & digital formats) for any students with print disabilities. For more information on Educator Access teachers can visit the Educators page of the CELA website.There is an FAQ for the Educator Access program on this page.