[Nfb-krafters-korner] KK Website includes RE: HowManyDifferentCrafts?

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I agree that a link to www.loc.gov/nls would be preferrable to trying to 
maintain a list on the web page.
I do however, think there is nothing wrong with recommending a book that is 
written in a way that is accessible to blind readers. This isn't a stamp of 
approval so much as a note from experience.
Of course, there are also books that you recommend for other reasons 
altogether. If you want to have a book review list, the contributors could 
mention whether the book is blind friendly, or just praise it for some other 
reason. There may be many books on one craft, such as knitting, but some 
books may just have more descriptive text and fewer pictures, which would 
drive a sightling crazy but would be good for a blind reader.

Oh well -- is this going to bring out any soapboxes?
Happy crafting.
--le


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 5:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] KK Website includes RE: 
HowManyDifferentCrafts?


Thanks for the suggestion.  Also, my intention was never to give a book a
blindness stamp of approval.  I was only interested in a way for people to
find things in accessible formats.

The other idea I had, was if KK could contact NLS to make corrections to
listing categories.  Joyce has already requested the contact information so
this is already taken care of.

It is good to hear people's opinions.

Cindy

> -----Original Message-----
> Cindy:
>
> I think its redundant to list the actual titles of books that
> NLS has since
> all the necessary information can be found on the NLS web
> site.  Besides,
> their collection is always changing & growing.  Perhaps what
> would be more
> helpful would be a listing of places where resource
> information/books can be
> borrowed or purchased, and a list of the major craft groups and then
> associated words/terms that can assist in a search? For
> example, the major
> craft group of "Wood Working," and then a list of terms like
> carving, wood,
> tools, building, carpentry, etc.
>
> Personally, I don't like listing books that get the "blind" stamp of
> approval.  Who's to say what book is good for blind people.
> We are all at
> different levels and what one book says in one way and one
> person will
> understand, it may be phrased differently in another book
> that someone else
> can relate to and get something out of it.  I think the
> important thing is
> to let people know that there is materials around which they
> may find useful
> in pursuing a hobby.
>
> Thanks for asking.
>
> HTH.
> Eileen
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:43 PM
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] KK Website includes RE: How Many
> DifferentCrafts?
>
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Joyce has asked me to over-see the building of our website.
> >
> > This is a great question that Eileen has brought up.  Would it be
> > helpful
> > to
> > have a list of NLS books sorted by category on our site?
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] How Many Different Crafts?
> >>
> >> Hi Folks:
> >>
> >> I have a question I started wondering about yesterday
> while searching
> >> for knitting books on NLS.  I check there frequently under my
> >> favorite craft, knitting to see what's new or in process.
> Anyway, I
> >> usually send in request lists of books I'd like to see
> produced and
> >> over all they are good about taking my suggestions
> seriously.  What
> >> started the wheels of my brain going was this ...
> >>
> >> I ran a search for the keyword, "beads" and one of the books that
> >> came up was a knitting book, in fact, it was one I had
> requested, but
> >> had never seen it under knitting.  So that got me trying
> to think of
> >> other categories where I could find books of interest.  Again, I
> >> found another knitting book under Harry Potter and another under
> >> Sweaters.  I came across a felting book under "Hats."  The funny
> >> thing is they are knitting related, but don't show up
> under knitting
> >> in addition to these other related categories.
> >>
> >> My question is have any of you done searches and found other
> >> good/interesting crafts books?  Would you mind sharing the
> >> classification they can be located under?  I've seen some
> other neat
> >> things in the NLS catalog that I don't think I would have searched
> >> for otherwise.
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >> Eileen
> >
> >
> >
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