You will always have access to a copy of your Kortext book for the academic year. You can highlight text and make and save notes which will sync across all of your devices and you can copy and paste into other documents.
Kortext will send an email to your University account, prompting you to connect to your book if your module uses a Kortext book. Accept the terms and conditions to access the book. Once you've accepted the terms and conditions, you will have access to the Kortext platform and the GenAi features of the book reader.
You can also access Kortext books from the Library Catalogue or your reading list. You only need to accept the terms and conditions once to access the Kortext platform.
Every Kortext book viewed in a reading list or on Library Search will be added to your personal e-shelf associated with your account. You can access your e-shelf at any time.
You might need to check your spam folder for the password confirmation message from Kortext
If you see this message, please email support@kortext.com from your UoW email address and ask them to link your account to the University.
This error message is often caused by flicking through the book - the system detects this and attempts to scan the pages.
Try navigating by chapter heading, or entering a specific page number to avoid this error.
If you are locked out by this measure, it should only be for 5 minutes in the first instance. The limit in place does increase if it happens multiple times.
First time user of Kortext, help with creating an account via Library Search
Kortext e-books incorporate a number of accessibility features including the ability to convert text to speech with Read Aloud on App readers, change font and size to suit user needs in the book text in ereaders, zoom and adjust line spacing, margin width and text justification. Kortext also provides alternative text for images when supplied by the publisher and keyboard only input for select functionality.. Further information and help is available from the Kortext accessibility webpage
