Adaptive Technology

I think it’s amazing that there are all kinds of adaptive technologies in libraries today. It’s definitely encouraging to know that now a days, most libraries strive to incorporate technology to fit the needs of all their patrons. In regards to this assignment, I decided to post the adaptive technologies that are available at the Indiana University Southeast Library. All the information is listed on their website. Here is the link, if you want to check it out: http://www.ius.edu/library/adaptech.cfm

The Indiana University Southeast library has the following adaptive technologies available for use:

Kurzweil 1000: Makes printed or electronic text readily available and enhances the reading, writing and learning experience.

Kurzweil 3000 Pro Color: Provides for the creation and delivery of electronic documents. It uses one-button scanning, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), the editing of underlying text, and Zone Editing (ZE) for ease of use.

JAWS for Windows Pro: For those who are blind or visually impaired, JAWS works with a speech synthesizer to read the information on the computer screen and also outputs to refreshable Braille displays.

Co:Writer 4000: Meets a range of learning needs, for example the 'Flexible Spelling' tool can help learners who have phonetic difficulties with spelling.

Texthelp Read & Write Gold: Provides a range of tools to help access, compose and read written and on-screen material.

Dragon 8 Preferred: Allows you to talk to your computer and your words instantly and accurately appear in Microsoft® Word and Excel®, Corel®, WordPerfect®, and virtually all Windows®-based applications. Listen to incoming e-mail and documents read aloud; search the Web by speaking URLs enable you to insert blocks of texts or bitmaps, such as your name, title, and signature with a single voice command.

ZoomText 8.1: Enlarges, enhances and reads aloud everything on the computer screen.