talking books go digital
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Talking Books Go Talking Books Go DigitalDigital
Nebraska Library CommissionTalking Book & Braille Service
Service OverviewService Overview
We serve between 4000 and 4100 Nebraskans
Our collection contains 63,000 recorded titles (2400 of these are digital)
124,000 copies (10,000 digital)
2388 copies in Braille
Who qualifies?Who qualifies?
Cannot hold a book or turn pages
Cannot handle books or see to red due to medication or while recovering from an accident or surgery
Cannot read print due to a reading disability resulting from organic dysfunction
Our Recording studiosOur Recording studios
Overall, the program offers 98 recorded magazines. 19 of these are recorded in our studios—approximately 135 issues of magazines per year!
Between 30 and 40 books are recorded in our studios each year
Approximately 520 Nebraska/Great Plains books have been recorded in our studios
Going digital in studiosGoing digital in studios
30 Nebraska book titles are now available in the new Digital Talking Book (DTB) format
12 out of 19 magazine titles are circulating digitally—all 19 will be available in DTB format by the end of the year
VolunteersVolunteers
Volunteers help us with a variety of projects: narrating, producing, reviewing, quality checking, shifting, clerical projects
From 7/1/09 to 6/30/10, there were 74 studio volunteers contributing 2153 hours!
For all of TBBS in that time, 205 volunteers contributed 4200 hours!
New Digital Players
New Digital Talking Book Players began to arrive in the Fall of 2009.
Currently, about half of our patrons (1462 as of 9-22-10) have new digital players, and more continue to arrive.
There are 2 versions of the player: Basic and Advanced, distributed roughly 80/20
FeaturesFeatures
One cartridge per book
BookmarkingEasy navigationSleep buttonLong battery
performanceEasy, soft buttonsExcellent sound!
What a difference a DTB makes!What a difference a DTB makes!
Even the mailman loves Even the mailman loves Digital Talking Books!Digital Talking Books!
BARD – patron downloadsBARD – patron downloads
Qualifications for BARDQualifications for BARD
Must already be a Nebraska TBBS patron (or can sign up to become a patron)
Patrons must be in good standing (minimal overdue books, damaged equipment, etc)
Patrons must have basic computer skills (email, internet, file management, etc)
Must fill out special application form just for BARD and go through approval
URL for BARD in NebraskaURL for BARD in Nebraska
BARD can be accessed from:
http://nlc.nebraska.gov/tbbs
(click on BARD link)
NLS direct link is https://nlsbard.loc.gov,
but directing through us adds NE info
Basic BARD processBasic BARD process
Find a book or magazine to read
Download to personal computer
Unzip file
Copy file to cartridge or flash drive
Use book in playback device (NLS DTB player or a commercial product)
BARD demonstrationBARD demonstration
Searching for materials
Downloading and copying to cartridge
Patron statistics/usage statistics
Contact infoContact info
Scott ScholzCirculation & Audio Production CoordinatorTalking Book & Braille Service
For general Talking Books info, application forms, questions, call:
1-800-742-7691 or (402) 471-4038