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Tuesday, September 6th, 2011Update on Learning Ally (formerly RFB&D) membership. Join or renew your membership with Learning Ally on or before September 18 and pay only $79.
InfoEyes Librarians Can Help
Friday, August 19th, 2011InfoEyes is a cooperative project in which talking book librarians from eight states, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Maine, Massachusetts Tennessee, Washington and the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, work together to respond to patrons’ questions over the Internet. InfoEyes assists a diverse population, including students, teachers, parents who are helping children […]
July 2011 Bestseller List
Friday, August 12th, 2011The July 2011 Bestseller List has been posted. This 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 when they appear on one of the above bestseller lists for a month or more. Once a title […]
Foreign language materials on BARD
Monday, July 18th, 2011Beginning Friday, July 15, 2011, a new page on the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) website will feature specially acquired foreign-language materials. Readers may access this page through a link on the main BARD page labeled Digital Foreign-Language Collection. The first work available on the page is the five-volume historical survey Los Ciegos en […]
RC Titles Incorrectly Included in TBT
Monday, July 18th, 2011Because of a database error, many titles listed as DB/RC pairs in issues of Talking Book Topics from September-October 2010 through July-August 2011 are available only as DBs. All titles were listed correctly in the March-April 2011 Talking Book Topics. There is a complete list of titles that previously were announced as RCs but will not […]
Janet Evanovich Read Alikes
Tuesday, July 5th, 2011An author Read Alike list for Janet Evanovich novels of contemporary romance has been added to the Talking Books Plus Reading Lists. Feel free to use this list to extend your reading pleasure.
June 2011 Bestseller List
Tuesday, June 28th, 2011Check out the June 2011 Bestsellers List of talking books available through Talking Books Plus. 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 list when they appear on one of the bestseller lists for a month […]
June is Audio Book Month
Monday, June 13th, 2011Audio Publishers Association (APA) posted the following facts about the audiobook industry. Audiobook Industry Facts: June is Audiobook Month In a recent consumer survey, the Audio Publishers Association learned that 25% of Americans had listened to an audiobook in the last year. Audiobook listeners are avid readers who use audiobooks as a way of enjoying […]
Institutional Use of BARD
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011An updated Rhode Island Talking Books Plus Application for Institutions is now downloadable from the web. Institutions that may apply for deposit collections as well as access to downloadable books and magazines are public and private schools and college and university disability centers. Employees of rehabilitation agencies and centers for the blind may be granted access to BARD. Public libraries may be granted […]
The Blind Using a Computer
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011Dennis Hong has created a car that blind people can drive. Some say he gave them hope. Decades ago, the Blind couldn’t download digital books from a computer. Fortunately for our members, this is no longer a hope but a reality. With the right technology and training, the Blind can independently retrieve talking books literally with their fingertips. If […]
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