[Dtb-talk] Changes to BARD

Mary Donahue braille at satx.rr.com
Fri Nov 23 20:01:03 UTC 2012 

Hello Mike and everyone,

	Agreed. I am always renaming files downloaded from Web Braille, and the volume number is always included. I usually delete the book number. BARD files would not be any different.

Mary Donahue


-----Original Message-----
From: Dtb-talk [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 11:53 AM
To: Discussion of Digital Talking Books
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Changes to BARD

Have you forgotten how to rename a file? I rather like the book number in the file name. Different strokes ...

Mike Freeman
sent from my iPhone 

On Nov 23, 2012, at 8:53, "Peter Donahue" <pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone,
> 
>    This is great news. Our only wish for the future is to have the 
> book title used in the filename followed by a volume number in the 
> case of multiple volume books for easier identification. Instead of 
> 01234567891.brf, 01234567892.brf the titles could read: 
> Thunderdog1.brf, Thunderdog2.brf making them easier to find in one's 
> collection. I used ThunderDog as an example because Mary recently 
> downloaded it from Web Braille. Here's hoping this suggestion will be 
> implemented in the future if it hasn't been done so all ready. All the best for a belated Happy Thanksgiving from the Donahue's.
> 
> Peter Donahue
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> To: <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 10:25 AM
> Subject: [Dtb-talk] Changes to BARD
> 
> 
> Among other things, NLS is putting the B in BARD.  The following 
> information went out today
> -- the site will change next Tuesday, the 27th of November.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> Hello, List Members,
> 
> We are excited to tell you that a major update to BARD will be 
> released next Tuesday, November 27.
> Here is what will happen before the update and what to expect once the 
> update is complete.
> 
> As you may have noticed, there's a BARD alert up to remind everyone 
> 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 we migrate to the new system. On Tuesday, November 27, the new 
> BARD­featuring Web-Braille materials, the wish list, and other 
> additions­will be available at https//nlsbard.loc.gov.
> 
> BARD users will receive a message summarizing the new materials and 
> features the first five times they log in to BARD after Tuesday, 
> November 27.
> 
> Once BARD has been updated, you will be able to log in with the same 
> email address and password you use now. You'll notice the following 
> differences:
> 
> Web-Braille is now part of BARD. On every page containing books or 
> magazines, you'll find links to both audio and braille titles. These 
> links are always at heading 1, so you can easily find the book format 
> you want. Audiobooks are always listed first. Also, if you only want 
> to see one type of book, you can set this up by choosing the Account 
> Settings link on the BARD main page and then making your choice in the 
> Display Results combo box. This page also gives you the option to 
> display the site in color or black and white, which may help some of 
> you to see it better.
> 
> Braille books are in zip files. Each zip file contains all the volumes 
> of that book. So to read a braille book, unzip the book to a folder, 
> copy that unzipped folder's contents to a braille-aware notetaker or 
> computer with a braille display, open the volume you want, and start 
> reading.
> 
> Braille music scores and audio music instruction courses are now on 
> BARD. So are books, both braille and audio, that are produced by NLS 
> network libraries.
> 
> BARD book listings are formatted as they always were, except that each 
> book title is now a link.
> If you choose that link, you go to a page with several new features. 
> These include:
> 
> . The author's name is a link that takes you to a page displaying all 
> the books on BARD by that author.
> . If the book is part of a series, there is a Series link that will 
> take you to a page listing all the books on BARD in the series. Note 
> that this section is still under development, so not all books in the 
> series may be listed.
> . If the book is listed under more than one subject, all the subjects 
> are listed, and each is a link to all the books on BARD with that 
> subject. This also means that if you browse by subject on BARD, 
> Bestseller will now include all books with the subject Bestseller.
> . The narrator's name is a link that will take you to a page listing 
> other books read by that narrator.
> . There is a link that will add the book to a wish list. This is handy 
> if you don't want to download the book now but would like to be able 
> to locate it later.
> . There are additional details, such as the book's ISBN.
> 
> You can now see a list of all the books and magazines you have 
> downloaded. To do this, follow the My Previous Downloads link on the 
> main page.
> The My Wish List link is there, too. Both are level 3 headings, making 
> it easy to find them.
> 
> For a more detailed description of the changes, visit
> 
> https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/NewBARDOverview.html
> 
> Since these are major changes, you may experience some problems with 
> the site at first. If so, please be patient and know that NLS is 
> working to fix problems as quickly as possible. If a problem doesn't 
> go away after a day or two, however, feel free to contact your 
> library.
> 
> We hope you enjoy this new version of BARD.
> 
> Sincerely,
> The BARD Technical Support Team
> NLS BARD Technical Support
> e-mail: NLSDownload at loc.gov
> Read the BARD FAQ at: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/FAQ.html
> 
> 
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