[Nfb-krafters-korner] OT NLS

[Sahar Husseini]

Once you're signed up with a user name and password, you go to www.loc.gov/nls/braille.  There you provide user name and password.  You can also go to the main Website and look for Braille books, and if you have a user name and password, you can download the volumes in Braille, which appear as links.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Theresa Taylor 
  To: List for blind crafters and artists 
  Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 8:45 PM
  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT NLS


  Juil,
  Do you know how to get web braille....I can't seem to find that from NLS.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: "Jewell Boll" <jjboll at excel.net>
  To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
  Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2010 8:37 PM
  Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] OT NLS


  Joyce,

  This is the info I received from the Wisconsin Regional Library for the
  Blind.  Perhaps this might help you.

  Jewell




  register for digital downloads


  INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING BOOKS FROM THE NATIONAL LIBRARY SERVICE

  BRAILLE AND AUDIO READING DOWNLOAD (BARD) SITE

  To download books you must have a high speed internet connection, an e-mail
  address, and be comfortable using your computer.

  First you must register with BARD, Braille and Audio Reading Download, at:

  https://nlsbard.loc.gov

  Once you are registered, use these suggestions on how to download books:

  Getting started:

  To download books from the BARD site, borrowers need:

  ·                    High-speed Internet service such as DSL or cable

  ·                    Ability to download and unzip files

  ·                    An active e-mail address

  ·                    An NLS Digital Talking Book Player or another player
  capable of playing NLS-produced digital talking books

  On the BARD site is a link to the online registration form.  NLS will verify
  that the applicant is registered with an NLS-participating library.  Readers
  then receive login information by e-mail.

  ·                    The login will be the e-mail address used to start the
  account.

  ·                    A password will be assigned and will need to be changed
  the first time a borrower logs in.

  Finding a book:

  More than 16,500 audio books are now available for download at the BARD
  site.  Many searching methods are available, including by author, title,
  subject,
  narrator, and keyword.  Avid readers might prefer to check the "Recently
  Added" link to find new titles.

  Downloading a book for use on the NLS player

  Downloaded books and magazines will not play on a computer.  However, users
  can copy the files to a USB flash drive and insert the drive in the USB port
  on the NLS player.  Ordinary USB flash drives (also known as "thumb drives"
  or "jump drives") will work with the NLS player.  Blank cartridges are
  available
  from the American Printing House for the Blind.  They can be ordered online
  at:
  http://shop.aph.org
   or by calling: 1-800-223-1839.

  Step-by-step instructions

  Create a new folder on your hard drive called "NLS Downloads" or something
  similar.

  Once you have found a book on BARD, look at the end of each book annotation
  for a link labeled "Download."  Magazine issues do not have an annotation,
  and
  the screen will display only a link labeled "Download Magazine" for each
  issue.

  ·                    Press enter on the "Download" link for the desired book
  or magazine issue.

  ·                    When asked whether to SAVE or OPEN, choose SAVE.

  ·                    Save the book to the "NLS Downloads" folder

  ·                    The book will download.  This may take from three to
  thirty minutes.

  Plug the flash drive or cartridge into your computer.  Create a folder on
  the flash drive or cartridge with the title of the book.

  When the download is completed, right-click on the zipped folder, click on
  "Extract All," and then direct the unzipped files to the cartridge or flash
  drive.
  You can put more than one book on a flash drive.

  Play the book by plugging the flash drive into the USB port in the side of
  the NLS player.  The port is covered by a little plug, which you should not
  worry
  about losing.  Press the Play button on the Digital Player for three seconds
  to open the Bookshelf.  You move from book to book on the Bookshelf by using
  the Rewind and Fast Forward buttons.

  Hope this helps,  please let us know if you have any questions




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