Archive for August, 2012
3 Booklists Added to Reading List
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012The Mystery and Detective Booklist, the Health Booklist, and True Crime Stories Booklist have been recently added to the RI Talking Books Plus Reading Lists. These lists was produced by the Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library in Missouri. Rhode Island Talking Books Plus members should order these titles through RI Talking Books Plus. To download, […]
Updating TBP Membership Info
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012The Catalog (WebOPAC) on the Talking Books Plus (TBP) webpage has Patron Information as a Menu selection. Follow the links for Patron Record which has the form to update TBP membership information. Either click on Send Change of Address Information to the Library or Update Patron Record to fill out and submit the form. The Patron Information-Patron […]
BARD Tips for login Problems
Monday, August 20th, 2012The password and email address used for BARD is case sensitive. So is the answer given to the security question. Therefore, to simplify login, it is suggested not ot use capital letters. JAWS13 had a bug that stops the screen from refreshing after logging in. A new update to JAWS has fixed this problem. To […]
Talking Book Topics July Aug 2012
Friday, August 3rd, 2012The July August 2012 issue of Talking Book Topics has been published and mailed to subscribers. In the “In Brief section” of this issue is a description of the “New features and Materials available in the next upgrade of BARD.” See previous posting, BARD Update Coming, which gives some the details. The Talking Book Topics catalog is accessible in an electronic version.
July 2012 Bestsellers List
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012The bestseller list compiled monthly by 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 NLS list when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears in the NLS list […]