[Nfbmt] Fwd: [Dtb-talk] Changes to BARD

Fri Nov 23 23:25:57 UTC 2012

I don't get what is happening. Last I knew bard was going on I products. 
I love it. What else did I miss! 

Dar
Every saint has a past, 
Every sinner has a future 

On Nov 23, 2012, at 4:19 PM, "Edward Robbins" <ecrobbins517 at gmail.com> wrote:

> This kind of improvements is going to make us very grateful, if not a bit
> lazy.  Isn't it great.
> Ted
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfbmt [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan Burke
> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 11:22 AM
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> Subject: [Nfbmt] Fwd: [Dtb-talk] Changes to BARD
> 
> FYI
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:25:52 -0600
> Subject: [Dtb-talk] Changes to BARD
> To: dtb-talk at nfbnet.org
> 
> Among other things, NLS is putting the B in BARD.  The following information
> went out today
> -- the site will change next Tuesday, the 27th of November.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> Hello, List Members,
> 
> We are excited to tell you that a major update to BARD will be released next
> Tuesday, November 27.
> Here is what will happen before the update and what to expect once the
> update is complete.
> 
> As you may have noticed, there's a BARD alert up to remind everyone that The
> Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) will be down for at least
> twenty-four hours beginning at midnight on Sunday, November 25, while we
> migrate to the new system. On Tuesday, November 27, the new BARD-featuring
> Web-Braille materials, the wish list, and other additions-will be available
> at https//nlsbard.loc.gov.
> 
> BARD users will receive a message summarizing the new materials and features
> the first five times they log in to BARD after Tuesday, November 27.
> 
> Once BARD has been updated, you will be able to log in with the same email
> address and password you use now. You'll notice the following differences:
> 
> Web-Braille is now part of BARD. On every page containing books or
> magazines, you'll find links to both audio and braille titles. These links
> are always at heading 1, so you can easily find the book format you want.
> Audiobooks are always listed first. Also, if you only want to see one type
> of book, you can set this up by choosing the Account Settings link on the
> BARD main page and then making your choice in the Display Results combo box.
> This page also gives you the option to display the site in color or black
> and white, which may help some of you to see it better.
> 
> Braille books are in zip files. Each zip file contains all the volumes of
> that book. So to read a braille book, unzip the book to a folder, copy that
> unzipped folder's contents to a braille-aware notetaker or computer with a
> braille display, open the volume you want, and start reading.
> 
> Braille music scores and audio music instruction courses are now on BARD. So
> are books, both braille and audio, that are produced by NLS network
> libraries.
> 
> BARD book listings are formatted as they always were, except that each book
> title is now a link.
> If you choose that link, you go to a page with several new features. These
> include:
> 
> .    The author's name is a link that takes you to a
> page displaying all the books on BARD by that author.
> .    If the book is part of a series, there is a
> Series link that will take you to a page listing all the books on BARD in
> the series. Note that this section is still under development, so not all
> books in the series may be listed.
> .    If the book is listed under more than one
> subject, all the subjects are listed, and each is a link to all the books on
> BARD with that subject. This also means that if you browse by subject on
> BARD, Bestseller will now include all books with the subject Bestseller.
> .    The narrator's name is a link that will take
> you to a page listing other books read by that narrator.
> .    There is a link that will add the book to a
> wish list. This is handy if you don't want to download the book now but
> would like to be able to locate it later.
> .    There are additional details, such as the book's ISBN.
> 
> You can now see a list of all the books and magazines you have downloaded.
> To do this, follow the My Previous Downloads link on the main page.
> The My Wish List link is there, too. Both are level 3 headings, making it
> easy to find them.
> 
> For a more detailed description of the changes, visit
> 
> https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/NewBARDOverview.html
> 
> Since these are major changes, you may experience some problems with the
> site at first. If so, please be patient and know that NLS is working to fix
> problems as quickly as possible. If a problem doesn't go away after a day or
> two, however, feel free to contact your library.
> 
> We hope you enjoy this new version of BARD.
> 
> Sincerely,
> The BARD Technical Support Team
> NLS BARD Technical Support
> e-mail: NLSDownload at loc.gov
> Read the BARD FAQ at: https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/FAQ.html
> 
> 
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