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Archive for July, 2013

RhodeMap RI Forums

Wednesday, July 31st, 2013

Rhode Map RI (formerly known as Sustainable Communities) is hosting (4) regional public forums to solicit input from Rhode Islanders about Rhode Island’s future. The effort is in support of a HUD grant received by the RI Statewide Planning Department to solicit outreach from a wide and inclusive number of Rhode Island residents to facilitate […]

Cuckoos Calling by JK Rowling

Thursday, July 18th, 2013

NLS is in the process of adding Cuckoos Calling by JK Rowling to the national collection. Talking Books Plus should have this book in its catalog once it’s in the national collection. Here is what a Librarian who is reading the book on Audible is saying about the book. Strike, the protagonist, combines toughness and […]

Public Forums on Disability Needs Schedule

Thursday, July 18th, 2013

On July 8, 2013, the Public Forums on Disability Needs article was posted on the TBP blog. The schedule was not on the web at that posting. Here is the schedule.

Commerical Audiobooks Unrated

Thursday, July 18th, 2013

NLS is partnering with commercial audio publishers to obtain audiobooks so it can make titles available to Talking Books Plus members in a more timely manner. It may not be possible to assign sex, violence, and strong language content descriptors to these titles. Thus, a number of titles acquired from commercial audiobook publishers will be […]

PDF Reader for Visually Impaired

Thursday, July 11th, 2013

Press Release from SNABLIND The Swiss National Association of and for the Blind (SNAB) in collaboration with the Access for All foundation and the service provider xyMedia, has developed the VIP PDF-Reader. The VIP (visually impaired people) PDF-Reader filters the text out of a PDF file and presents it in a user-friendly interface. The text […]

June 2013 Bestsellers List

Thursday, July 11th, 2013

The  June 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 […]

Public Forums on Disability Needs

Monday, July 8th, 2013

The Governor’s Commission on Disabilities wants to notify people with disabilities about the open forums that are scheduled around the state during the week of July 22nd to 25th. The forums are an opportunity to tell the state government of your needs and desires. Hopefully, the schedule will be linked to this blog posting in the […]

Landmark Treaty for Visually-Impaired Persons

Tuesday, July 2nd, 2013

Landmark Treaty for Visually-Impaired Persons In a press release, the Institute of Museum and Library Services wrote: June 28 – The World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Diplomatic Conference for Visually Impaired Persons concluded today in Marrakesh, Morocco with a signing ceremony for the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are […]