Accessible Content E-portal | ACE

Description

ACE, the Accessible Content E-Portal, connects students with a growing repository of accessible format texts. OCLS partners with the Ontario Council of University Libraries to provide participating Ontario colleges access to ACE, a growing repository of accessible format texts.

Contact Information

• For support with this service, contact Lauren Rupert.

• If your college is interested in participating in this service, contact us at info@ocls.ca.

Connect to ACE

Eligible ACE users and library staff can browse or search their library's collection of accessible format texts by logging in to ACE with their assigned User or Admin Token. For tips on navigating the portal, please review the ACE tutorials.

Digitization Requests

Library staff at participating institutions may submit a digitization request for eligible items from their library's print collection by logging in to the ACE staff portal and completing the request form. Refer to the ACE Resources before shipping the item. Please follow the ACE Digitization Guide and carefully review the Digitization Checklist before submitting a digitization request. ACE users who would like to request an accessible format should contact their library.

If you have any questions about the digitization process for colleges, contact us using the Contact Information above.

If you need help making or tracking a digitization request, contact us or reach out directly to Scholars Portal (ace@scholarsportal.info, 416-946-8616).

If you need to cancel your digitization request, log in to the ACE staff portal, find the digitization request you would like to cancel under My Active Requests, and cancel the request.

ACE Resources

See ACE Resources for additional digitization, training, and communication material.

Participating Colleges