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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tina:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I favor the large files. You ought to read the
whole book anyway! And you can set bookmarks as you go! IMO we should assume
some level of computer literacy or device literacy. I realize my view may differ
from some but spoon-feeding people irks me to the extreme! (grin)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Mike</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 26, 2010 11:40
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Nfb-history] Proposal and Ideas
for Archiving NFB Audio Content</DIV>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>I am pleased to see that we’re
finally beginning to offer some of our literature as online audio. Yet there
is one problem: the inability to find a speech of interest within these large
documents. I recognize that if we’re going to allow better access, some way
needs to be done to find an individual article within these larger documents.
I have a few ideas on what can be done about this, based on what I’ve seen in
the general audio book market. I want to list the pros and cons of what I’ve
seen and get the group’s ideas.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Option 1: User Downloads Large
Segments: This is what’s being used now for the two books on the site: Walking
Alone and Marching Together and the book on Dr. Jernigan.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Pros: Each part is a single
file, making it somewhat easier to download.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Cons: Can’t find an individual
speech or article. For instance, I may want to discuss a speech or article
with others, but unless I was able to find it and set a bookmark, I’d not be
able to do so.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Option 2: Split the material
into small files. I’ve seen this approach used by at least one audio book
company when offering their titles for download.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Pros: Easier to find an
individual speech of interest. For instance, I may wish to find a speech by
Dr. Jernigan that I want to discuss with others, and for the discussion, I
could use it apart from the larger book.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Cons: More files to download,
manage and organize.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Option 3: Zip File. Whichever
option we go with, use of a zip archive could work. I know that we’re doing
this for each issue of the Monitor.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Pros: Whether the archive is a
book like Walking Alone or one of the kernel books, the whole thing can be
downloaded at once.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>This way, if I was to download
the material, I could set it to download, go do something else, and only check
back periodically. Dial-up users could get the download started before they go
to bed, but those who are broadband users would be able to work on it while
doing something else.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Cons: Not everyone knows how to
unzip archive files.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Option 4: DAISY</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>There’s been a great deal of
interest in DAISY access, and I’m surprised we’ve not explored this option, at
least, to the extent that we could.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Pros: Parts don’t need to be
split up into small files, thus the whole thing could be packaged as a zip
file for download. Markup could be done by someone who knows about DAISY.</P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal>Cons: Even though DAISY players
are becoming more common, they’re not in the mainstream. Many in the blind
community still don’t have these players.</P>
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face=Arial></FONT> </P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=2 face=Arial>What do
others think of these comments? Thanks.</FONT></P></DIV>
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