Reading support
Students with reading impairments may have the right to borrow customised course books.
Legimus
- The literature can be accessed through Legimus.
- Legimus has talking books, e-textbooks and braille books.
- Before you can use Legimus, you need to book an appointment to apply for an account.
Apply for a Legimus account
If you have a reading impairment which makes it difficult to read printed text, you can book an appointment to apply for an account in Legimus.
- All appointments take place online in Zoom.
- You will need to show an ID card or passport.
Book an appointment
- For current students at Uppsala University – Log in with your student account.
- For soon-to-be students – Select this link if you have been admitted to Uppsala University but do not yet have a student account.
If you prefer to meet in person, please email ask.library@ub.uu.se.
Transfer an existing Legimus account
Do you already have a Legimus account from another library? Then you do not need to book an appointment. All you have to do is fill in a form:
- For current students at Uppsala University – Log in with your student account.
- For soon-to-be students – Select this link if you have been admitted to Uppsala University but do not yet have a student account.
If your course literature is missing in Legimus
If your required course books are not already available at Legimus, we can help you order a recording. It takes six to twelve weeks to record a book, so plan ahead.
Please note: You can only request recordings of
- required course books
- entire books (not parts or chapters).
To order customised course books you must
- have a reading impairment
- have a Legimus account
- be admitted to Uppsala University.
Request a recording
- For current students at Uppsala University – Log in with your student account.
- For soon-to-be students – Select this link if you have been admitted to Uppsala University but do not yet have a student account.
Software and tools
Speech synthesis
The University provides access to TorTalk.
To listen to scientific articles we recommend the text-to-speech feature in Microsoft Edge.
Reading software
MTM (Swedish Agency for Accessible Media) provides access to Easyreader for talking books and Textview for older e-text.
For newer e-text and to access downloaded talking books, MTM refers to Thorium.
More information about the software is available on Legimus' website, where you can also download the software.
Lecture about the software
- When your application has been approved you can book an appointment for a lecture about software and tools.
- During the lecture we show how Legimus works, which reading programs can be used with the service, and tools that can read aloud for you.
Log in with your student account to sign up for a lecture:
Reading studio
The Reading Studio at Karin Boye Library offers a customised study environment where students can
- listen to digital text via speech synthesis and screen reader
- connect their laptop to an external screen via USB-C
- listen to and read talking books and e-text from Legimus (only for those with a Legimus account)
- work undisturbed in a quiet environment.
For material not produced for Legimus, such as single chapters, there is a scanner that converts text to speech.
Opening hours and booking
- The reading studio is available during Karin Boye Library's opening hours.
- You can book 1–4 hours per day.
- Students who have booked the Reading Studio have priority.
