[nfbwatlk] Fwd: BARD Detailed Modifications Summary
David Andrews
dandrews at visi.com
Tue Jul 31 16:49:53 UTC 2012
I am told by people at NLS that it should go
on-line some time in the Fall. I don't think they know exactly when yet.
Dave
At 05:57 PM 7/30/2012, you wrote:
>Mike and others:
>
>Do you know when the new BARD website will be up and running?
>
>Noel
>
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> > From: "Carl Jarvis" <carjar82 at gmail.com>
> > Date: July 26, 2012 10:01:53 PDT
> > To: "wcb" <Wcb-l at wcbinfo.org>
> > Subject: [Wcb-l] BARD Detailed Modifications Summary
> >
> >
> > BARD Detailed Modifications Summary
> > New materials on BARD
> > Braille materialsThe more than 12,000
> braiille books and magazines currently
> available through Web-Braille will be added to
> BARD. Braille materials will continue to be
> accessible through active links in the NLS
> catalog as well as through the web version of
> Braille Book Review. The current Web-Braille
> site will be phased out between three and six
> months after the new release of BARD.
> > Music books and scoresThe more than 2,000
> braille music materials currently available
> through Web-Braille will be added to BARD. Most
> of these titles are scores (sheet music) for
> various instruments, including voice; there are
> also many standard music textbooks and method
> books. Braille music materials on BARD will have the prefix BRM.
> > The audio materials that will be
> available are instructional guides by
> instrument or music-appreciation presentations.
> Audio materials from the NLS Music Section on BARD will have the prefix DBM.
> >
> >
> > Locally produced materialsThe more than
> 2,000 locally produuced braille materials
> currently available through Web-Braille will be
> added to BARD. Other materials that are
> submitted to NLS by network libraries and
> external agencies, mostly books and magazines
> of local and regional interest, will soon be
> available on BARD. These materials will be
> identified by the prefixes BRC, DBC, or DBN.
> >
> > New features on BARD
> > Details pageEach summary listing wiill soon
> be followed by a link to the titleâs details
> page, which will feature all of the information
> from the summary entry along with additional
> bulleted notes such as navigation information
> for audiobooks, the transcribing agency for
> braille books, and the producer (for both
> braille and audio titles), as well as other
> information from the NLS International Union
> Catalog. After the bulleted notes you will find
> the link to download the title and a link that
> will allow you to add the title to your wish
> list (described below). If a book has been
> removed from BARD because there is something
> wrong with the digital file, the date that NLS
> uploads the new, corrected file will appear on
> the details page below the Add to Wish List link.
> > Wish listThe My Wish List page was created
> to provvide a place where you can store and
> access titles that you want to download at a
> later date. To add titles to your wish list you
> will select the Add to Wish List link which
> will soon be located on the details page. Once
> added the titles will be listed in reverse
> chronological order, with the most recently
> added title displaying first. Each title will
> be presented with its summary information and
> two linksone to download the title, the other
> to delette the title from the wish list. Titles
> will be automatically deleted once you have
> downloaded them. Titles that are already on
> your wish list will not display the Add to Wish List link on the details page.
> > Previous downloadsâThe My Previous
> Downloads page will display a list of all of
> the titles you have downloaded in reverse
> chronological order, starting with the most
> recent. Each title will have all of its summary
> information as well as the date that you
> downloaded it and a link to download the title again.
> > Author searchYou will be able to access a
> liist of downloadable books by the same author
> by selecting that authorâs name on the
> titleâs details page. BARD will search for
> all titles available by that author and display them in alphabetical order.
> > Subject searchYoou will be able to access a
> list of downloadable books in the same subject
> category by selecting the desired subject on
> the details page of a title. BARD will search
> for all titles available in that same subject
> category and display them in alphabetical order.
> > Narrator searchYou will be able to access a
> list of downloadable books by the same narrator
> by selecting that narratorâs name on the
> titleâs details page. BARD will search for
> all titles narrated by that person and display them in alphabetical order.
> > Series searchYou will be able to access a
> llist of downloadable books in a series by
> selecting the series title on the details page.
> BARD will search for all titles available in
> that series and display them in the series order.
> > Other changes
> > Display options
> > With the incorporation of braille materials
> on BARD you will have the ability to choose
> which format(s) you would like to display
> (braille and/or audio). To display either audio
> materials, braille materials, or both, select
> the Update Account Settings link toward the
> bottom of the page. Use the combo box next to
> the language âdisplay format results,â to
> select Audio Only, Braille Only, or Both. Note that the default is set to Both.
> > When your settings are set to
> display both audio and braille materials,
> braille listings will always follow audio
> listings with the exception of those in your
> individual wish and previous downloads lists.
> In the recently added and most popular books
> pages audiobook listings will be presented
> first, with a link at the top of the page to go
> directly to the braille results (Skip to
> Braille). Materials will be presented this way
> (audio first, then braille, with a link at the
> top to skip to braille results) consistently
> throughout the search and browse functions
> except in the magazine title listwhere they
> are presented in alphaabetical order with the format following the title.
> > Additionally you will be able to limit your
> search and browse results to display only books
> and musical scores that were either produced by
> or specially acquired by NLS using a check box.
> This search limitation will not apply to
> magazines. Note that the check box default is
> set to display all books and musical scores on BARD.
> > Main page arrangement
> > The headings on the main page have been
> altered to include the new materials (braille
> music scores and sports schedules). Magazines
> will be included in the Recently Added Books
> list. There will also be several new links on
> the main page. One is a link to a page that
> will feature the music collection
> (instructional audio materials and braille
> scores) and will provide search and browse
> functions that result in music materials only.
> The second new link will be to a page that
> features your customizable wish list. And the
> third is a link to a page that will display your previous downloads.
> > Last Updated: July 26, 2012
> >
> > Richard J. Smith, Director
> > Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library Jefferson City, MO 65102
> > Phone: 573-522-2767
> > Email: richard.smith at sos.mo.gov
> > Web Site: http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/
> >
> > Not sure what to read next? Find a good DIGITAL book at:
> > http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/readings.asp
> >
> >
> >
> > To unsubscribe from the WOLFNER_LIBRARY-L list, click the following link:
> > &*WA_URL;?SUBED1=WOLFNER_LIBRARY-L&A=1);
> >
> > <abstract>
> > BARD Detailed Modifications Summary
> > New materials on BARD
> > Braille materialsThe more than 12,000
> braille books and magazines currently available
> through Web-Braille will be added to BARD.
> Braille materials will continue to be
> accessible through active links in the NLS
> catalog as well as through the web version of
> Braille Book Review. The current Web-Braille
> site will be phased out between three and six
> months after the new release of BARD.
> > Music books and scoresThe more than 2,0000
> braille music materials currently available
> through Web-Braille will be added to BARD. Most
> of these titles are scores (sheet music) for
> various instruments, including voice; there are
> also many standard music textbooks and method
> books. Braille music materials on BARD will have the prefix BRM.
> > The audio materials that will be
> available are instructional guides by
> instrument or music-appreciation presentations.
> Audio materials from the NLS Music Section on BARD will have the prefix DBM.
> >
> >
> > Locally produced materialsThe more than
> 2,000 loocally produced braille materials
> currently available through Web-Braille will be
> added to BARD. Other materials that are
> submitted to NLS by network libraries and
> external agencies, mostly books and magazines
> of local and regional interest, will soon be
> available on BARD. These materials will be
> identified by the prefixes BRC, DBC, or DBN.
> >
> > New features on BARD
> > Details pageEach summaryy listing will soon
> be followed by a link to the titleâs details
> page, which will feature all of the information
> from the summary entry along with additional
> bulleted notes such as navigation information
> for audiobooks, the transcribing agency for
> braille books, and the producer (for both
> braille and audio titles), as well as other
> information from the NLS International Union
> Catalog. After the bulleted notes you will find
> the link to download the title and a link that
> will allow you to add the title to your wish
> list (described below). If a book has been
> removed from BARD because there is something
> wrong with the digital file, the date that NLS
> uploads the new, corrected file will appear on
> the details page below the Add to Wish List link.
> > Wish listThe My Wish List page was creatted
> to provide a place where you can store and
> access titles that you want to download at a
> later date. To add titles to your wish list you
> will select the Add to Wish List link which
> will soon be located on the details page. Once
> added the titles will be listed in reverse
> chronological order, with the most recently
> added title displaying first. Each title will
> be presented with its summary information and
> two linksone to download the title, the otheer
> to delete the title from the wish list. Titles
> will be automatically deleted once you have
> downloaded them. Titles that are already on
> your wish list will not display the Add to Wish List link on the details page.
> > Previous downloadsThe My Previous Downloads
> page will display aa list of all of the titles
> you have downloaded in reverse chronological
> order, starting with the most recent. Each
> title will have all of its summary information
> as well as the date that you downloaded it and
> a link to download the title again.
> > Author searchYou will be able to aaccess a
> list of downloadable books by the same author
> by selecting that authorâs name on the
> titleâs details page. BARD will search for
> all titles available by that author and display them in alphabetical order.
> > Subject searchYou will be able to access a
> list of downloadablee books in the same subject
> category by selecting the desired subject on
> the details page of a title. BARD will search
> for all titles available in that same subject
> category and display them in alphabetical order.
> > Narrator searchYou will be able to access a
> list of downloadable bbooks by the same
> narrator by selecting that narratorâs name on
> the titleâs details page. BARD will search
> for all titles narrated by that person and display them in alphabetical order.
> > Series searchYou will be able to access a
> list of downloadable books in a series by
> selecting the series title on the details page.
> BARD will search for all titles available in
> that series and display them in the series order.
> > Other changes
> > Display options
> > With the incorporation of braille materials
> on BARD you will have the ability to choose
> which format(s) you would like to display
> (braille and/or audio). To display either audio
> materials, braille materials, or both, select
> the Update Account Settings link toward the
> bottom of the page. Use the combo box next to
> the language âdisplay format results,â to
> select Audio Only, Braille Only, or Both. Note that the default is set to Both.
> > When your settings are set to
> display both audio and braille materials,
> braille listings will always follow audio
> listings with the exception of those in your
> individual wish and previous downloads lists.
> In the recently added and most popular books
> pages audiobook listings will be presented
> first, with a link at the top of the page to go
> directly to the braille results (Skip to
> Braille). Materials will be presented this way
> (audio first, then braille, with a link at the
> top to skip to braille results) consistently
> throughout the search and browse functions
> except in the magazine title listwhere they
> are presentedd in alphabetical order with the format following the title.
> > Additionally you will be able to limit your
> search and browse results to display only books
> and musical scores that were either produced by
> or specially acquired by NLS using a check box.
> This search limitation will not apply to
> magazines. Note that the check box default is
> set to display all books and musical scores on BARD.
> > Main page arrangement
> > The headings on the main page have been
> altered to include the new materials (braille
> music scores and sports schedules). Magazines
> will be included in the Recently Added Books
> list. There will also be several new links on
> the main page. One is a link to a page that
> will feature the music collection
> (instructional audio materials and braille
> scores) and will provide search and browse
> functions that result in music materials only.
> The second new link will be to a page that
> features your customizable wish list. And the
> third is a link to a page that will display your previous downloads.
> > Last Updated: July 26, 2012
> >
> > Richard J. Smith, Director
> > Wolfner Talking Book and Braille Library Jefferson City, MO 65102
> > Phone: 573-522-2767
> > Email: richard.smith at sos.mo.gov
> > Web Site: http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/
> >
> > Not sure what to read next? Find a good DIGITAL book at:
> > http://www.sos.mo.gov/wolfner/readings.asp
> >
> >
> >
> > </abstract>
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