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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> 'Chancey Fleet' via Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library <HeiskellTech@googlegroups.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 8, 2023 10:36 AM<br><b>To:</b> heiskelltech@googlegroups.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Smart Speaker beta for BARD<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi everyone, please see below for a message from NLS! Please reply directly to the email addresses indicated: this is not a project our specific branch is directly involved in! Just posting since I know it will be of interest to many of you.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NLS has developed a BARD skill that can be used on the Amazon and Google Smart Speakers. We are currently seeking interested BARD patrons to assist in beta testing the skill. In order to participate, you must meet the following criteria:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>* You must own either a Google or Amazon smart speaker; (NLS cannot provide the device) <span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>* You must be an active patron of NLS; ( if you want to participate and are not an active patron or do not have a BARD account, please contact your local network library)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>* You must agree to access the skill at least 3 times per week; (this might include checking the recently added books, looking for a specific title, reading a book, accessing and manipulating your wish list, ETC.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>For this round of testing, we are seeking five to six hundred users. If you are interested in participating, please send an email with the following information to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="mailto:NLSPES@loc.gov" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>NLSPES@loc.gov</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> </span></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>or to<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:dolson@loc.gov" target="_blank">dolson@loc.gov</a>:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>* Name:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>* Current BARD email address:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>* type of smart speaker that you own:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>* Telephone number for receiving confirmation phone calls or text messages:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>* Agree to be on a discussion listserv for the NLS Smart Speaker Beta.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>If you are already part of the smart speaker beta, you do not have to sign up again. As long as you are actively using the system, you will remain part of the smart speaker beta.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:12.7pt'><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Thank you,<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width=382 style='width:286.5pt' align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div id=ms-outlook-mobile-signature><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Get <a href="https://aka.ms/o0ukef">Outlook for iOS</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Technology Programs at Andrew Heiskell Braille & Talking Book Library" group.<br>To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to <a href="mailto:HeiskellTech+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com">HeiskellTech+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>