There are plenty of reasons why you might prefer to give your eyes a rest and use your ears instead. We don’t stock our own audiobooks, but here are some great ways to access information by listening rather than reading.
Podcasts for healthcare professionals
There are some great podcasts out there for healthcare professionals. The Prince Charles Hospital in Queensland, Australia, have put together a list of clinical podcasts, organised by subject area.
Listen to journal articles
Using the EBSCO app and your free NHS OpenAthens account, you can listen to many journal articles on your phone.
Let your computer read webpages and emails to you
Microsoft Edge and Outlook now have a ‘Read Aloud’ feature as standard.
Click this icon near the top right of the screen:
In Edge, you can also use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + U
To access similar features in Google Chrome, you will need to install an extension from the Chrome Web Store.
Audiobooks – fiction and general wellbeing
With a free Warwickshire or Coventry library account, you can access BorrowBox. As well as ebooks, this also allows you to download and listen to audiobooks on your phone, tablet or computer.
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