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The Director of Talking Books Services in Kansas, Toni Harrell, recently shared the following news with Kansas Librarians via email on 8/4/09 - it is an exciting time in Kansas: "You may hear shouts of joy and general excitement coming from a Talking Read More...
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From the State Library of Kansas: Celebrate Talking Books Week March 1-7, 2009 In 1931 the U.S. Congress established free library services for blind adults, to be administered by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. This Read More...
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The NLS Talking Books Digital Players (part of the free NLS Talking Books Program, see links on the side of my blog) are going to be delayed, according to the Special Needs Library of Northeast Georgia blog post at http://athensspecialneedslibrary.blogspot.com/2009/02/digital-players-delayed.html Read More...
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I recently received the following email from someone at LightHouse for the Blind & Visually Impaired in San Francisco. So, as you will see in the email, I am helping them spread the word about this great event! Don't miss it! :) Taken from the email: Read More...
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In addition to the Victor Reader Stream, two new digital talking book players can now be used in the digital talking books download project. They are the LevelStar Icon and the Braille Plus Mobile Manager. (You can register for the digital download project Read More...
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The Washington Post recently had an article titled Library Takes 'Talking Books' Digital at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/04/AR2008030402485.html?wpisrc=newsletter . It talks about the NLS transition to digital books and Read More...
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On March 20, 2008, at 2 p.m. Eastern time, there will be a free EASI webinar: Updating NLS Library of Congress Uses of Digital Book Formats. The presenters will be Lloyd Rasmussen, Acting Head, Engineering Section, National Library Service for the Blind Read More...
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I recently received the following email from an author of one of the NLS talking books! Check it out, and yes, be sure to read the book! :) Hi, My editor at Disaboom.com recommended your website and blog. I would like to make you aware that my novel, Read More...
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Want to chat with an NLS narrator? Now you have the chance... I recently received the following email from Accessible World: Books and Beyond Guest, Madeline Buzzard, Discusses Life as an NLS Talking Book Narrator Accessible World News Wire: January 17, Read More...
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Check out the January 2008 issue of AccessWorld online from AFB at http://www.afb.org/accessworld . Among other things, this issue includes a review of the Victor Reader Stream from HumanWare, so you won't want to miss it! You can go directly to the review Read More...
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For those looking for a free audio tutorial on the Victor Reader Stream, go to http://www.humanware.com/en-usa/support/victor_reader_stream . Or, click the direct link at http://www.humanware.ca/web/en/media/stream_audio_tutorial.zip In case you are not Read More...
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The AFB website recently added a section called 75 Years of AFB and Talking Books at http://www.afb.org/section.asp?sectionID=69 . Taken straight from the website: "This web site, which was made possible by funds from the New York Times Company Foundation, Read More...
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USA.gov has a government and public libraries section at http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries.shtml . The site includes a library search, where you can search for libraries within 10 miles of a specific zip code. Links to library related Read More...
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