[nabs-l] PLEASE READ] Changes to NLS Download Service

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To all users of the NLS download pilot service:

The pilot phase of the NLS downloadable audiobooks and magazines
service will end April 28, 2009.  It will be replaced by the permanent
service Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD), which you will be
able to access at a new web site, https://nlsbard.loc.gov, beginning
Thursday, April 30, 2009.

Users who know their passwords will be able to log on to the new site;
users who rely on their browsers to remember their passwords will need
new ones (follow instructions in Section II). All user accounts will be
migrated to the new system, so you do not need to reapply.  All
materials previously downloaded will remain usable, so you will not need
to redownload your reading material.

This message describes what’s new about BARD and explains what steps
must be taken to access the new site.  Please read the entire message
carefully.

Section I.  What’s new about BARD:

1. Unlimited downloading.  The BARD service will no longer limit the
number of books and magazines that you may download.  Any account holder
may download any item at any time.  During heavy demand, however, NLS
may limit the number of simultaneous downloads for each account.

2. New logon page.  The site login will now use a form rather than a
dialog box.  It is the same type of logon found on most Internet pages
and should be immediately familiar to users of other sites.  This is an
important note for screen-reader users.

3. New search functionality.  BARD searches will yield more effective
results.  The use of multiple search terms will return only results
containing all of the terms.

4. New “Most Popular Books” list.  By selecting the “Most Popular
Book” link from the home page, users may access a list of the top
twenty most downloaded books on the BARD service in the last ninety
days.  Fiction and nonfiction titles will be listed separately.

5. Redesigned magazine section.  The “Recently Added Magazines”
link will now display links to only the most recent issue of each
magazine.  Magazines older than one year may be accessed from each
title’s magazine archive.  Links to the archive are at the bottom of
each magazine’s page.


Section II.  Take the following steps to access the new site:

1. You must know your login ID and password to log on to the new site.
For all users, your login ID is your e-mail address.

2. If you know your login ID and password, you will not need to do
anything.  Simply access the new site, https://nlsbard.loc.gov, starting
Thursday, April 30.

3. If you have forgotten your password, you must obtain a new one
before you can log on to the new site.  Since the new site has a
different address from the pilot site, you cannot rely on your web
browser to automatically log in to BARD.

4. If you do not know your password but you are able to automatically
log on to the pilot site because your browser knows your password, you
must choose a new password.  To do so, select the link “Update My
Settings” from the site home page.  From the settings page, select the
first link, “Change Your Password.”  Enter your new password twice,
and then select the “Change Password” button.  Remember this new
password to access BARD.

5. If you cannot log on to the site because you do not know your
password, you may have a new one sent to you.  Access the password
recovery page at
https://www.nlstalkingbooks.org/cgi-bin/public/dtbscripts_v2/recoverpw.cgi.
  Enter your e-mail address and then select the “Send Me a New
Password” button.  A new temporary password will be generated and sent
to your e-mail address.  Once you retrieve the password, log on to the
site and choose your new password.  Remember this new password to access
BARD.

6. If for some reason you are not able to use any of these options,
please send a request for a new password to NLSDownload at loc.gov.
Because of the anticipated large number of requests, please expect your
new password within two business days.

The last day of availability of the pilot site will be Tuesday, April
28.  The service will not be available at all on Wednesday, April 29, to
allow user accounts to be migrated to the new site, which will be
available on Thursday, April 30.

NLS appreciates all who have participated in the pilot test.  Your
feedback has allowed us to continuously improve the site and to plan
future expansions, such as the inclusion of braille books.  Though the
pilot phase is ending, we remain open to your feedback about the BARD
service.  Please send your comments to NLSDownload at loc.gov.  Send
questions or requests about the book and magazine collection to your
library.