Digital Update
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Monday, February 11th, 2013Members have been calling because they can’t link to BARD from the Talking Books Plus webpage. The Office of Library and Information Services is aware of the problem. To go directly to the BARD log in page, use this link. I am sorry for any inconvenience.
BARD down Sunday midnight
Friday, November 23rd, 2012There’s a BARD alert out to remind BARD users that The Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) will be down for at least twenty-four hours beginning at midnight on Sunday, November 25, while the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) migrates to a new system. The new BARD featuring Web-Braille materials […]
BARD is Up and Running Again
Wednesday, November 14th, 2012My apologies for not letting members know that BARD would be down over the weekend. There were some glitches on Tuesday when it was scheduled to be up again and then again on Wednesday. Will make every effort to post future scheduled down times as they are announced to Talking Books Plus.
Mailing Containers for Members
Friday, November 9th, 2012If a loved one or friend is downloading books on a National Library Services (NLS) digital cartridge for a member and the loved one or friend lives in another state, a mailing container for the NLS digital cartridge may be purchased for the loved one or friend to use to send downloaded titles on the cartridge to a […]
Stereo Headphone
Thursday, October 25th, 2012Stereo headphones are now available for use with the digital talking book machine. The headphones are compatible with both the standard model and the advanced model. The headphones connect directly to the green headphone jack located on the right-hand side of the digital player. This accessory is not compatible with cassette players. Headphones are issued […]
USB Flash Drives and Battery Life
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2012Recently at the national level, there has been talk about the amount of battery life that exists when an USB flash drive is connected to the side AT port of the NLS digital player. The USB flash drive suspension problem that members were experiencing was corrected back in late 2011. The correction meant all conventional USB flash drives […]
Digital Battery Problems
Thursday, September 20th, 2012Try the following before you call Talking Books Plus or return a digital machine because the battery will only charge to 18 hours. This tip comes from another network library and was confirmed by the National Library Services for the Blind. Run the machine until the battery dies. Fully recharging and discharging completely a second […]
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.
Digital Talking Book Player and EZone
Thursday, July 19th, 2012Downloadable books offered through EZone at Rhode Island public libraries can be played on the digital talking book machine from Talking Books Plus. Look for EZone books that are in mp3 format. The digital talking book machine will not play any books in WMA format.
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