<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Dontee L. Wrenn</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Olson, Donald J" <dolson@loc.gov><br><b>Date:</b> August 11, 2024 at 5:36:13 AM CDT<br><b>To:</b> NLS-PATRONANNOUNCE@listserv.loc.gov<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>A BARD Express update</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> NLS Patron Announce <NLS-PATRONANNOUNCE@listserv.loc.gov><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">NLS is pleased to announce the release of BARD Express, version 3.0.0.7. This release includes the long-awaited BARD Express Player, which allows patrons to choose an audio book or magazine from their BARD
Express bookshelf and listen to it directly on their PC. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Much like BARD Mobile, the BARD Express Player allows users to adjust the narration speed; jump to navigation points such as part, chapter, and article; create bookmarks; and much more. Users can also create
global settings for narration speed, auto-play, auto-rewind, and more. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Patrons using JAWS and NVDA can either use the tab key to move to each of the player’s functions or tap a single letter assigned to that function. For example, they can type F for fast forward, R for rewind,
and B for bookmarks. A complete list of commands can be found under the BARD Express Help menu.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Scripts are built into the 2024 version of JAWS to optimize the BARD Express Player. Patrons using JAWS 2022 or 2023 can download the same scripts from the
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/how-to-enroll/sign-up-for-bard-and-bard-mobile/welcome-to-bard-express/">
BARD Express page</a> on the NLS website and import them into their screen readers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We recommend reading Section 7 of the BARD Express user guide, which is dedicated to the BARD Express Player to familiarize yourself with the new player. The user guide can be found on the
<a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/how-to-enroll/sign-up-for-bard-and-bard-mobile/welcome-to-bard-express/">
BARD Express page</a> on the NLS website<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For more information, please <a href="https://www.loc.gov/nls/find-your-library/">
contact your network library</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Don Olson<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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