[Nfbmo] {Disarmed} Fw: [bardtalk] Registering with WTBBL - from a librari...

[DanFlasar at aol.com]

The Wolfner Library also has been recording books local Missouri interest  
that are available via WolfPac.
   You can hear more about it by calling your reader advisor at  Wolfner - 
but I'll send out a note on how to do this.  As I mentioned in an  email in 
November, a consortium of NLS sponsor libraries across the states are  
offering access to each others locally recorded books.  Idaho is one and I  
believe S. Carolina also.  I'll send a link later today.
Dan
 
 
 
In a message dated 3/4/2013 1:30:13 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
freespirit.stl at att.net writes:

As you can  see, this came to the bard talk list, but I thought it might 
interest at least  some of you.

From: Szuwalski, Eura 
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013  12:53 PM
To: bardtalk at yahoogroups.com 
Subject: [bardtalk] Registering  with WTBBL - from a librarian at WTBBL



Dear BardTalk  members,

My name is Eura Szuwalski and I am the Electronic Services and  Instruction 
Librarian at the Washington Talking & Book & Braille  Library 
(http://www.wtbbl.org/). I follow this informative listserv to stay  ahead of patron 
concerns/problems related to downloading audio books on  BARD.

After reading all of the buzz this past weekend, I wanted to  clear up some 
information regarding our downloadable books.

The  Washington Talking Book & Braille Library (WTBBL) produces books of 
local  interest and titles that have not been considered by the National 
Library  Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) in studios at the 
 library in Seattle, WA with assistance from our volunteers, many of whom 
have  been recording for years. We then put the books up on our site for 
download  for patrons of our library and patrons of other network libraries who 
have  registered.

We use the same file format as NLS. At this time, we have  not been 
approved to put our local books on BARD and we do not have an  estimated date for 
when or if this will happen. To download our books, please  email us at 
wtbbl at sos.wa.gov with your full name, your city and state of  residence and your 
year of birth. You can also call at 206-615-0400 and  provide the same 
information by phone. Just say you want to register for local  downloadable books 
or ask for Tyler. We use your contact information to verify  you are a 
patron with your network library and your year of birth will become  your 
password.

Once you are registered, you will go  tohttp://www.wtbbl.org/login.aspx to 
log into the site with the username and  password (year of birth) that our 
patron registrar, Tyler, will give to  you.

There is a search box with drop down menu (only text box on the  page), 
which will allow you to search by title, author, narrator and date. You  can 
also browse the "Books Recently Added" section for new young adult and  adult 
books. Below this section, the remaining books are listed by adult and  
young adult and then alphabetically by author's last name.

As many  members have mentioned, we try to be prompt with questions and 
concerns about  our books and service. We are open Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM to 
5:00 PM (PST) and  closed on most government holidays.

I hope this information is helpful  and I welcome any questions. Since I am 
often on the phone helping patrons  learn how to download and answering 
patron requests, I will try to respond as  quickly as I can.

Thank you,

Eura 


Eura Szuwalski  

Electronic Services and Instruction Librarian 

Washington  Talking Book & Braille Library

2021 9th Avenue

Seattle, WA  98121-2783

Direct:  206.386.1254

wlmailhtml:eura.szuwalski at sos.wa.gov%20 


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