Archive for November, 2011
Assistive Technology Conference
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011Come visit the Talking Books Plus table at the ATAP Annual Assistive Technology Conference on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, Rhode Island. We will be demonstrating our latest digital equipment and digital talking book cartridges from our collection. Meet the staff who answer the phone fielding your questions and pick up […]
Digital Player Upgrade
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011The Digital Talking Book Machine software revision is being added to digital book cartridges in December 2011. When a book with the new software is inserted into a player that has not yet been upgraded, it will announce, “Updating your player’s software; please do not power off your player or remove the cartridge from the […]
Best Books 2011
Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011Barbara Hoffert, Editor of Library Journal’s PrepubAlert finished her coverage of the National Book Awards the same day Library Journal launched Best Books 2011. She says that “the real value of the best-book phenomenon is the conversation it starts. Books are simply too complex to allow for a reductive everyone-will-love-this approach, but they are meant to […]
October 2011 Bestseller List
Wednesday, November 16th, 2011The October 2011 Bestseller List has been posted. The bestseller report compiled monthly by National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in the report when they appear on one of […]
In honor of Veterans Day
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011NLS Press Release. The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) of the Library of Congress announces its program with military hospitals and rehabilitation centers to distribute digital talking-book players to service members who can no longer read or handle printed materials. These facilities will be provided with new digital playback equipment […]
Special Needs Emergency Registry
Tuesday, November 8th, 2011Recently, Mother Nature reminded us again that she can be unpredictable. Severe weather can cause challenges for Rhode Islanders who have special healthcare needs. We want to make sure that everyone knows about the Rhode Island Special Needs Emergency Registry (RISNER). The Registry is a joint effort of the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) […]