Archive for April, 2014
April 2014 Bestsellers List
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014The Bestsellers 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 more. Once a title appears in the report with […]
Global Accessibility Awareness Day May 15
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014The 2014 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) is May 15th. On that day, designers, developers, usability professionals and everyone else is encouraged to take an hour to experience first hand the impact of digital accessibility. Use a mobile device to caption a video. Follow YouTube or 3Play Media for Vimeo information to add captions. Register to attend […]
BARD is Backup
Monday, April 28th, 2014We’re happy to report that BARD is back in operation. Thank you for your patients. The BARD Technical Support Team
BARD is Down
Thursday, April 24th, 2014BARD is currently down because of hardware issues. Staff is working on the problem, and BARD will return to service as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience, and we apologize for the inconvenience. The BARD Technical Support Team NLS BARD Technical Support e-mail: NLSDownload@loc.gov Read the BARD FAQ at: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/FAQ.html
BARD Log In
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014Recently, BARD members are reporting that they can’t log-in. They are not getting the save/open box when using the download link for screen readers users only and password reset emails aren’t going through. Members have reported experiencing no Open/Save screens using Firefox, IE and Safari with a screen reader. BARD members who experience these problems with […]
Instructions How to Subscribe to BARD magazines
Monday, April 21st, 2014Here’s how to subscribe to a magazine: 1. Log into your BARD account. 2. Go to the Magazines by Title combo box, which is just below the heading that says, “Magazines by title.” 3. Choose the magazine to which you want to subscribe. 4. Tab to the Go button, and press Enter. A page listing […]
BARD Magazine Subscription Option
Friday, April 18th, 2014The magazine subscription option gives BARD users the opportunity to subscribe to any magazine on BARD by selecting the Subscribe To [magazine title] button at the top of the magazine’s summary listing page. Issues of BARD-subscribed magazines will be automatically added to the member’s wish list as they become available. To unsubscribe, select the Unsubscribe […]
March 2014 Bestsellers List
Thursday, April 17th, 2014The Bestsellers List is compiled monthly by NLS. The list combines information taken from the bestseller lists of the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bestsellers are included in this list when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title appears […]
National Poetry Month
Thursday, April 17th, 2014National Poetry Month was launched in 1996 as an annual April event. Below are talking poetry books that were added to the Talking Books Plus collection in the past 3 months. Book order numbers that start with “S” are downloadable only. Enjoy! Leaves of grass by Walt Whitman. American poetry. Reading Time: 15hrs 4 min. […]
JAWS scam
Friday, April 4th, 2014Program Director of Rehabilitation Technology Services in Virginia sent out this message. An individual who is served by Rehabilitative services received an unsolicited call from a man who said that the individual’s copy of JAWS has caused a virus in his computer. The man would repair the computer if the individual could simply turn it […]