[Ohio-talk] Fwd: [BARD-Support] Welcome to BARD Mobile

Macy McClain macymcclain at yahoo.com
Tue Sep 24 22:23:38 UTC 2013 

I absolutely love the app! I'm still keeping my BookSense around, though.
Macy

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 24, 2013, at 4:33 PM, "Payne, Richard L (GE Capital)" <richard.payne at ge.com> wrote:
> 
> Get a I phone
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ohio-talk [mailto:ohio-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cheryl Fields
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 1:11 PM
> To: NFB of Ohio Announcement and Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Ohio-talk] Fwd: [BARD-Support] Welcome to BARD Mobile
> 
> Eric, I do not have a I phone, this was sent to me by someone else and it is a demo, does that make a difference, try it. Try the link below;
> 
> Here's a link to an audio demo of the new BARD app!
> http://www.lbph.lib.md.us/tug/BARD_app_Demo.mp3
> 
> 
> 
> Enjoy!
> 
> 
> 
>> On 9/20/13, Eric Duffy <eduffy at deltav.org> wrote:
>> Sherry I have not been able to find it in the App Store. Have you?
>> 
>> On Sep 20, 2013, at 10:18 AM, Sheri Beth Wells-Jensen 
>> <swellsj at bgsu.edu>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> It's a beautiful day: iPhones and more books!
>>> We've been waiting for this for ... oh... decades it seems and here, 
>>> finally, we go!
>>> 
>>> Happy reading, everyone.
>>> 
>>> Sheri W-J
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> 
>>> From: NLSDownload <NLSDownload at loc.gov<mailto:NLSDownload at loc.gov>>
>>> Subject: [BARD-Support] Welcome to BARD Mobile
>>> Date: September 20, 2013 9:41:45 AM EDT
>>> To: 
>>> <BARD-SUPPORT at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<mailto:BARD-SUPPORT at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV>>
>>> Reply-To: NLS BARD Technical Support
>>> <BARD-SUPPORT at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV<mailto:BARD-SUPPORT at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV>>
>>> 
>>> Dear List Members,
>>> 
>>> We are excited to tell you that the BARD mobile iOS app is out! There 
>>> are several things which we thought those of you interested in the 
>>> app would want to know before you download it, and things you might 
>>> want to do in order to ensure that you'll be able to use the app 
>>> right away without frustration.
>>> 
>>> BARD Mobile will work on any iOS device running iOS 4.3.3 or later. 
>>> This includes the iPhone 3GS and all later iPhones, all iPads, and 
>>> fourth generation or later iPod touches. If you have one of these 
>>> devices, be sure it is running iOS 4.3.3 or later.
>>> 
>>> You can't use a temporary password when logging onto BARD from the 
>>> app, so be sure you have a working BARD username and permanent 
>>> password before you attempt to log in with BARD Mobile. The app also 
>>> will not work if you need to agree to the BARD pledge. If you have a 
>>> temporary password, log into the BARD website at 
>>> https://nlsbard.loc.gov to create a new password. And even if you 
>>> have a working password, it's a good idea to log into the website and 
>>> take the pledge if requested. Note that you can log into the BARD 
>>> website using Safari on an iOS device if you like.
>>> 
>>> The BARD Mobile app allows you to download items from the Recently 
>>> Added Books and Recently Added Magazines sections of the BARD site 
>>> and from your wish list. So if there are books you know you're going 
>>> to want to read right away, add them to your wish list. It is also 
>>> easy to add books to your wish list from within BARD Mobile because 
>>> when you browse the site either from within the app or from Safari on 
>>> your iOS device, the Download link following every book title changes to an Add to Wish List link.
>>> 
>>> BARD Mobile must be open while books are downloading; if you switch 
>>> to a different app, downloading will stop. Also, the screen must be 
>>> unlocked throughout the download process.
>>> 
>>> We encourage you to take a look at the BARD Mobile user guide. You 
>>> can find it at 
>>> https://nlsbard.loc.gov/apidocs/BARDMobile.userguide.iOS.1.0.html.
>>> The manual is also available in the app, in the Help section of the 
>>> BARD Mobile bookshelf.
>>> 
>>> If you want to read braille books with BARD Mobile, you'll need a 
>>> braille display. Be sure to read Section 7 of the user guide, as it 
>>> explains how to configure your display and provides keystrokes that 
>>> make reading braille a smooth experience.
>>> 
>>> If you have BARD books or magazines on your computer, you can use 
>>> iTunes file sharing or Dropbox to load them into BARD Mobile. Load 
>>> them as zip files; BARD Mobile will unpack them automatically. When 
>>> you open a talking book or magazine that you have loaded in this way 
>>> for the first time, be sure BARD Mobile has access to the Internet, 
>>> as the app will need to download an authorization file from the BARD 
>>> website. This step is not necessary for braille files.
>>> 
>>> This should be enough info to get you started. Enjoy the app!
>>> 
>>> 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
>>> 
>>> 
>>> _____________________
>>> Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen
>>> swellsj at bgsu.edu<mailto:swellsj at bgsu.edu>
>>> 
>>> Associate Professor,
>>>  Department of English
>>> Coordinator,
>>>  Linguistics Minor and
>>>  TESOL Certificate
>>> Chair,
>>>  Faculty Senate
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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