[nfbmi-talk] NLS Oral History Project

[Larry Posont]

Some of you Michigan Federationists may wish to be interviewed at Convention.
Ed Morman, Director of the Jacobus tenBroek Library, has asked me to send you the following message:


MaryBeth Wise, a network consultant at the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, has begun work on an
oral history project about the NLS.  The purpose of this project is to create a historical record of the personal stories,
challenges, and triumphs experienced in the development of the Braille and Talking Books programs.  Ms. Wise is particularly
interested in the transition to digital technology and wishes to interview a sampling of stakeholders in the work of the
NLS-including NLS staff, narrators, and, of course, patrons of the service.

In order to speak with as many NLS patrons as possible in a short period of time. Ms. Wise is planning to join us in Orlando, where
she hopes to interview a cross-section of Federationists who use NLS services.  Ms. Wise has already interviewed Marc and Patricia
Maurer, both of whom enthusiastically support her efforts.

I am writing to you today to ask you to identify NLS patrons in your affiliate who might be interested in being interviewed.  Ms.
Wise would like to speak with long-time patrons who accessed audio books on disc, cassette, and digital formats, as well as younger
patrons who began accessing NLS services more recently. She is also interested in individuals with varying levels of experience with
computers and technology-from those who do not have internet access and do not use computers at all, to individuals who use many
technologies to access information. The interviews will be one-on-one and will last approximately 30 to 45 minutes.

Individuals interested in scheduling an oral history interview should contact MaryBeth Wise at 301-651-6861 or by email at
mbwise1 at verizon.net<mailto:mbwise1 at verizon.net>.  Interviews will be scheduled throughout the convention at any time other than when
general sessions are happening.  The room is not yet set, but it will be in a convenient place in the convention hotel.

Thank you for your cooperation.




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