Firmware version of digital player
By Alicia Waters | September 18, 2013
If a member is having trouble playing a book or magazine or using the bookshelf mode, check the firmware version of the player. Then call Talking Books Plus (401-574-9310) with the information for correction or further troubleshooting.
Firmware version 2.1.0 has a bookshelf feature that allows the user to place more than one book on a cartridge or flash drive.
Firmware upgrade 2.1.8 allows the player to recognize a magazine as a magazine and the associated announcement.
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Resetting User Profile on Digital Player
By Alicia Waters | September 18, 2013
If a Talking Books Plus member has a problem with their digital player, one of the diagnostics to apply is resetting the member user profile on the player. In other words, this process is how you create a new user profile. It is like rebooting your computer. Note that all bookmarks get erased in the process. Here are the instructions:
Player Off, Cartridge Out
Hold all up control buttons and press the power button until it beeps,
then let go.
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Boston Abilities Expo Sept 20 to 22
By Alicia Waters | September 10, 2013
Perkins School for the Blind will be one of the 150 exhibitors demonstrating new products and services designed to increase independence of people with limited visual and physical abilities at the Boston Abilities Expo Friday, September 20th to Sunday, September 22nd. The expo is FREE! For more information and to register online for priority access visit AbilitiesExpo.
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August 2013 Bestsellers List
By Alicia Waters | September 10, 2013
The bestseller report compiled monthly by NLS (National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped) 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 an NLS number, it will not appear on future reports.
The acronyms used for newspapers and book clubs in the NLS bestseller report are:
Code Source LAT Los Angeles Times
NYT New York Times
WP Washington Post
LAT Los Angeles Times
NYT New York Times
WP Washington Post
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BARD is Back Up
By Alicia Waters | August 20, 2013
AS of 8/19/2013 9:34 PM, BARD is back up and running. The staff of NLSDownload will be working to catch up on all requests for help which they couldn’t address during the outage. NLS apologies for any inconvenience you have experienced in this delay.
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BARD is Down
By Alicia Waters | August 19, 2013
Due to technical difficulties BARD is down this morning. Check later in the day to see if BARD is up and running. Sorry for any inconvenience.
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RhodeMap RI Forums
By Alicia Waters | July 31, 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 input, thoughts and ideas about statewide plans that will be developed regarding economic development, growth centers, transportation, water, urban sprawl, workforce development and a host of other topics. The planning process requires feedback and input from as many Rhode Islanders as possible.
If you are interested and want to understand more about Rhode Map RI and have a voice in the process, Rhode Map RI is hosting (4) regional forums to bring this discussion to as many people as possible. The Rhode Map RI website provides dates, times and locations for each forum. Please consider attending one of these meetings and please share this information with others. There is no registration necessary.
This was posted on behalf of Armeather Gibbs
Managing Director for Urban Finance & Business Development
Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation
For more information, visit the Rhode Map RI website.
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Cuckoos Calling by JK Rowling
By Alicia Waters | July 18, 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 vulnerabilitiy that is quite endearing. Robin is his gloriously hypercompetent secretary/sidekick. Be forewarned though that the language is quite strong and there is violence. It is about 16 hours of recording.
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Public Forums on Disability Needs Schedule
By Alicia Waters | July 18, 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.
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Commerical Audiobooks Unrated
By Alicia Waters | July 18, 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 characterized as “unrated.”
This information come from the NLS Operations Alert, Ed O’Reilly, Head, Collection Development Section.
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