[Dtb-talk] DTB Here and There

[Lynn Evans]

A right to read? What right to read?
In Who's constitution is that written?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rakesh Chand" <chand at connect.com.fj>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 1:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] DTB Here and There


> All are great thoughts & ideas, &are certainly valuable. But hey one has 
> to certainly think of PWD's in countries & counties where there is no 
> Braille Library Service. what do blind students there do???
>
> That's where networking is more than valuable.
>
>
> I for one & hopefully, you too won't neglect the right of reading for all 
> blind & visually-impaired.
>
>
> I salute English library service especially RNIB they are providing 
> library services for all. Hopefully, American Library we'll extend their 
> love to other parts of the planet as well.
>
>
> Have a beautiful evening!
>
>
> Rakesh
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1 at gmail.com>
> To: "'Discussion of Digital Talking Books'" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 7:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] DTB Here and There
>
>
>> Steve,
>>
>> All of NLS's DTB's are in fact fully compliant 2005 DAISY books.  They 
>> are
>> not full-text, full-audio DAISY.  They are not completely marked up in 
>> all
>> cases.  For example, many of the older books are not marked up in any way
>> other than beginning of book mark.  Newer books are at least marked up 
>> for
>> easier navigation.  None of the books are marked up with pagination info.
>> However they are  most certainly DAISY.  The other thing we need to keep 
>> in
>> mind that NLS uses a  DRM scheme for the US market due to their
>> interpretation of what their requirements are.  What you may have noticed 
>> or
>> been told is NLS possibly giving RNIB access to the original DAISY 
>> without
>> the DRM.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Pratik
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Steve Matzura
>> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:39 AM
>> To: dtb-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Dtb-talk] DTB Here and There
>>
>> I find it very interesting that NLS is willing to produce, or have
>> produced, some Daisy-formatted DTB's for Canada that they will not
>> release for distro in the States.  Anybody know why this might be?
>>
>> Also, is there a complete listing of every NLS-distributed dtb
>> released so far?  If so, then I suspect the BARD doesn't have them all
>> (see above).
>>
>>
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