[Dtb-talk] Status of BARD

[Cheryl Fields]

Mike, thank you and please keep us posted. Blessings, Cheryl

On 9/5/15, Mike Freeman via Dtb-talk <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> No. Short-term, at least, this has little to do with the budget. A lot of
> Library of Congress systems are down including the one that handles on-line
> copyright registration applications. Over the past few years, there have
> been several reports which stated that many Library of Congress computer
> systems, among other things, should be modernized. However, few of those
> reports of which I am aware indicated a viable mechanism for funding the
> improvements. And here's where the budget might come into the mix. We're
> eventually going to end up with another budget crisis wherein some will
> wish
> to kick the financial can down the road while others think we should shut
> the government down etc. We've been down this road before.
> But for the present, BARD is just one of the NLS systems that isn't
> working.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dtb-talk [mailto:dtb-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl
> Fields via Dtb-talk
> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 9:56 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] Status of BARD
>
> Thank you, does this have anything to do with the budget? If so, How can we
> make our voices heard on the importance of maintaining this site. Peace,
> Cheryl
>
> On 9/4/15, Andrews, David B (DEED) via Dtb-talk <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>> As some of you know, BARD, NLS's digital book download site has been
>> down for several days.  Apparently the Library of Congress is having
>> various communications problems. NLS has recently said that the site
>> will be down for several more days, probably through Tuesday.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
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