[Eril-l] Project Muse moving to EPUBS only? Accessibility question

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Hi all
So today we ran into our first Project Muse ebook that was only available
to be read as an EPUB - it can't be read at all without using ADE.    This
poses a huge problem for us, as ADE is not available on our campus
computers and frankly, our university patrons by and large have found the
use of ADE on personal devices to be more hoops to jump through and
complicated then they wish to deal with.

Looking at the Project MUSE FAQs, it appears that they are moving towards
EPUB over PDF format and do not have an in-brower reader available.   So,
this leaves their collections potentially off the table for us, as we would
not want to purchase books that are not able to be read on campus machines.

I also have concerns about the Accessibility of EPUB files going forward
and the April 26th requirements;  as Project Muse does not provide
accessibility information by title  (the title I am looking at is a 2026
published title) .

Has anyone addressed any of these concerns with PM -- the move to EPUBs
(without a readable version, even by chapter, on screen) and / or the
accessibility issues with EPUBs?


Sarah Maximiek *(her/she)*
Assistant Director of Acquisitions and Contracts
Subject Librarian for Human Development, Public Administration and Social
Work
Binghamton University Libraries
607.777.3941 / maximiek at binghamton.edu
Schedule a meeting: https://libcal.binghamton.edu/appointments/sarah
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