[nabs-l] overdrive and public library access

[Ashley Bramlett via nabs-l]

Hi Sophie,
My public library does have cds too and dvds.
The dvds are educational stuff like documentaries.

So, with a reader I can access this. Do you find most commercial book cds 
are unabridged?
Do they divide it up by chapter? I mean like a track per chapter?

I used a few cd audio books and they were excellent quality.
Yes it¡¯s a good way to have free books in addition to bard, of course.

Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Sophie Trist via nabs-l
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 7:35 AM
To: Lillie Pennington ; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] overdrive and public library access

She's right about the CD's. I often go to my public library with
a reader who knows what genres I'm into--sci-fi fantasy--and
helps me look over the CD's. It's a good way to access free
audiobooks.

----- Original Message -----
From: Lillie Pennington via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>,National
Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 19 May 2014 22:41:28 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] overdrive and public library access

I can't answer most of your questions, but I can answer some. The
databases I used when I was using databases for a research paper
were accessible. The only tricky part is getting the text of the
article since the database generally only provides a citation and
abstract. I just googled the article name and author name. Once I
had the full text I pasted it in a word doc in my drop box in a
folder where I kept stuff relating to my paper. You should be
able to use most databases at home.
In terms of audio books, your library may have a collection of
CDs that are audio books.
Hath

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On May 18, 2014, at 7:48 PM, Ashley Bramlett via nabs-l
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

Hi all,

Well, I have a library card and may soon find out what I can
use.

It seems to me we get minimal access at university libraries;
like only  one pc with jaws and most databases are not real
accessible.
But, at public libraries, we cannot even use the pcs.

This has bothered me for some time as an active citizen.
Do you access your public library?
Now, I realize we cannot read print.
But, with jaws, we can use the e audiobooks and evideos.

So questions.

1. does your library have jaws, zoomtext, or any software for
the vi population?
2. Most libraries use overdrive for e resource material. This
means ebooks, e-audiobooks, and evideos. Is overdrive accessible?
If you used it for an e audiobook, how is it divided up? by
chapter? I?™m sure its not as much as our daisy books.

3. If you?™ve gone to a library to  get books that you might
read via your own CCTV, magnifier, or with a reader, were the
staff helpful?

Also, anyone want to comment on what electronic resources they
found accessible at public libraries using your own equipment
like a laptop?
Our libraries have free wireless access so I?™m sure this is
pretty standard elsewhere. So, you could bring your own equipment
in  and search the databases. I?™m wondering if encyclopedias
like Gale Reference library or Grolier online are usable. My
hunch would be yes, but have not tried. I plan to though as I
would like to do some research on historical famous composers and
women soon.

Thanks.
Ashley
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