Accessibility - Karelia UAS Library

Are you looking for scholarly articles for a project or thesis? Reading scholarly articles can be challenging because they have been written by experts for other experts. This part of the guide will help you find and listen to e-journals and articles in library collections. You will also learn about features that make reading easier. We will use the EBSCOhost interface as example.

EBSCOhost consist of different field-specific arcticle databases, such as CINAHL (nursing & medicine) and Business Source Elite (business). This section will introduce you to the EBSCOhost interface and its accessibility features.

Note! EBSCOhost has a tool that you can use to translate articles into several different languages. Is your native language one of them?

Video by Ebsco. (Video 2:53 min, opens on YouTube. English subtitles available.)

Reading factual and scholarly texts in English can be difficult if it is not your first language. Online dictionaries and translation tools can be helpful. While translations may not be perfect, they can aid your understanding. Note that services collect data about your use.

Important: Do not save or copy articles to open AI-based tools due to copyright reasons.

Tools:

• MOT Kielipalvelu

  Dictionaries, translator and proofing. Multilingual service. Requires login with Karelia credentials.

• DeepL

  A multilingual translation tool from Germany. Images, audiofiles and documents can be used as the basis of translation.

• Google Translator

Read more about this from Thesis Instructions at Karelia University of Applied Sciences.

Remember, not everything online is reliable. Always evaluate your sources and follow these guidelines:

• Date – When was the information created, published, or last updated?
• Author – Who is the author of the content? Is there any more information about them or their organisation?
• Publisher – Who published the content, and where?
• Purpose – What is the author’s motive? Is the presentation objective?
• Content – Opinion or based on research? Has the text been poorly written? Have they used references?

See this ThingLink image about the Evaluate topic.

What's a scholarly source? by RMIT University Library.  (Video 2:25 min, opens on YouTube. English subtitles available.)

The accessibility features of e-journal interfaces are constantly improving. Make sure you are familiar with all the available options. For example, it is possible to listen to articles or parts of a book contained in the ScienceDirect service either through Adobe Acrobat Reader or through a browser add-on (Read aloud). 

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