Sometimes the eBooks just have it

I had a lady today who was a little desperate to locate information on ADHD in adults. She had previously borrowed some items from us, but was having trouble reading them as she has a problem with her eyes. She asked about large print books on the topic and after scouring the catalogue, we came up with very little in large print at all.

I knew she didn't have a tablet, but knew she had a computer, so I suggested ebooks, took a punt and chucked ADHD into the search field.

Three or four books came up, not only on adults with ADHD, but on women with ADHD - exactly what she was looking for.

So I ran her through how to get to the eLibrary, how to sign in, how to borrow a book (borrowed two for her) and she left very happy. Even let her know she could ring the library before 6pm if she got stuck and we could direct her over the phone how to access the books.

I will admit that my confidence in the ebook collection has been not the highest due to my own search failures in the past, but this proves that sometimes it is definitely worth the look - our print book collection could not provide, but our ebook collection could.