Archive for June, 2013
Reader’s Digest
Wednesday, June 26th, 2013According to an American Printing House (APH) spokesperson, APH is conducting a test pilot to consider a digital version of Reader’s Digest. In the meantime, Reader’s Digest continues to be produced in cassette format that is playable on the NLS 4 track cassette player. Stay tuned for more information in the Fall 2013.
New Hours for Talking Books Plus
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013As of July 8, 2013, the Talking Books Plus library will be open for direct service between 8:30 am and 4:00 pm. According to the Department of Administration management, these hours are changing to be inline with Rhode Island government hours. Talking Books Plus staff is commited to providing the best service possible. Email and […]
Member Survey Deadline Extended
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013The Talking Books Plus Member Survey was sent to subscriber of the Talking Times newsletter. If you are a member of Talking Books Plus/ BARD or you help someone use the service, please answer this short survey online or call 574-9310 to answer the survey by phone. Talking Books Plus values your feedback. Deadline to respond […]
Slow Mail Delivery
Tuesday, June 25th, 2013Talking Books Plus is aware that members are experiencing slow delivery or nondelivery of talking books. National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped has stated that this is a national problem. Please be patient as we work on the issue. In the meantime, what we recommend for our Talking Books Plus members is […]
Treaty for the Blind
Monday, June 24th, 2013The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) Treaty for the Blind is aimed at ensuring that millions of blind and vision-impaired people can get books in accessible formats like audio, Braille and large print. There are differences between advocates for the blind and the Motion Picture Association of America. The agreement would allow books to be […]
Saving Downloaded Files
Friday, June 21st, 2013For those Talking Books Plus members who have applied for BARD, the Braille Audio Reading Download service, here’s a way to save the unzipped download files. When a Bard user wants to organize the downloaded files and/or wants to easily retrieve the files, unzip each title in its own folder. Give the folders a name you […]
Braille Summit Today
Thursday, June 20th, 2013The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and the Perkins School for the Blind has organized a Braille Summit. For those who had not signed up for the gathering, the audio and video panel presentations will be streamed over the Internet. The web address for the live stream is www.perkins.org/braillesummit. The […]
May 2013 Bestsellers List
Wednesday, June 5th, 2013The May 2013 Bestsellers List has been posted. The 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 report when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or […]