Microsoft Edge
Chrome and Firefox: Extensions such as Read Aloud.
Text-to speech feature in e-book databases such as
In Ebsco and ProQuest you can listen to HTML articles.
Thorium Reader has a built-in read aloud feature for Ellibs e-books.
Journal articles and book chapters can be downloaded in PDF format.
Text in PDFs can be transformed to speech in Adobe Acrobat Reader or in browser.
Choose View > Read Out Loud > Activate Read Out Loud.
After Activate Read Out Loud you can select
You can also Pause and Stop.
Accessibility of e-books is essential for print-disabled persons, but accessibility features are beneficial for everyone.
Text-to-speech tools (read aloud) are used visually impaired and dyslexic users, as well as users with different language backgrounds or users looking to multi-task or rest their eyes.
Screen readers are software programs that allow blind or visually impaired users to use their computer. To be able to listen to an e-book, you need also an accessible e-book. Adobe Digital Editions usually works well with screen readers.
E-books that are readable in the browser can also be listened to with a text-to-speech web reader.
E-resource-specific accessibility information is presented in the guides:
