Library services for disabled people

Find out more about access to our individual campus libraries. Here you'll find details of opening hours, how to physically access the library (including any maps or virtual tours) and the different types of study spaces available.

Staff will be very pleased to help you with any queries, including how to find good resources for your studies. You can:

• visit the Library in person
• telephone +44 (0)1865 534700
• email libraryenquiries@brookes.ac.uk
• use our Library Help chat service - look for the chat option on the right-hand side of the page.

It is possible to adjust the height on some tables in the library; ask at the Welcome Desk on level 1 for more information.

Library services include:

• fetching books from the shelves and/or explaining the reservations system
• individual scanning service
• coloured paper can be used for items requested via the scanning, copying or interlibrary loan service
• accessible alternate formats
• access to the RNIB Bookshare scheme which provides full textbooks in accessible formats. Please contact John Grandy johngrandy@brookes.ac.uk for details.
• personal Emergency Evacuation Plan (PEEP) for your evacuation from the Library. Please contact Nicola Barnard to discuss this nbarnard@brookes.ac.uk.

Standard loan items are guaranteed for a minimum of 2 weeks, rather than 1 week. Loan lengths for all other items are the same for all undergraduate students.

Up to 30 standard loan items can be borrowed at once. The number of reservations, short loan and other items available to borrow at once is the same for all undergraduate students.

Borrowing terms and limits are slightly more generous for postgraduate students than undergraduate students, you will receive whichever is more generous between the postgraduate and concessionary terms and limits.

Due to data protection laws, the library does not keep information about any specific learning difficulties or disabilities you may have. If you would like additional support when using the library or longer loan lengths, etc. Please speak to a member of library staff.

Fines will be charged at the same rate for all students and staff (£1 per day for standard items). If you have any extenuating or exceptional circumstances which impact on your ability to return books or pay a fine, please contact us to discuss how we can help you.

Use the Sensus Access service to convert a document from an inaccessible format (e.g. image only PDF file, JPEG pictures, Powerpoint presentations) into an accessible format, including e-book, MP3 or DAISY audio book or digital braille.

The service is embedded further down this webpage.

To use the service, there are 4 simple steps.

1. Upload your file.
2. Choose the type of file you would like returned.
3. Select the output file options you need.
4. Enter your Oxford Brookes email address. A link to your converted file will be emailed for you to open or download.

Conditions of use

You can make an accessible copy if:

• you own the copyright (i.e. it’s your own work)
• you have permission from the copyright owner
• the copyright has expired
• you have a print disability or if it’s for someone with a print disability.

You need to agree that:

• the copy won’t be shared with others
• you can’t find a commercially available version in an appropriate format
• you abide by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, Section 31A (Disabled persons: copies of works for personal use)
• you abide by the Data Protection Act when storing or sharing converted files that contain personal data.

Please note, by using this service you consent to the sharing of limited personal data with Sensus ApS. For further information, please see the Sensus Access privacy policy.

• Give us your feedback on the Sensus Access service via a Google form (requires an Oxford Brookes login).
• Sensus Access FAQs