CURR: Project from NY Talking Book and Braille Library

[hank smith]

can a wa. state resident get this?
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> From: "Catherine Alfieri" <calfieri at ROCHESTER.RR.COM>
> To: <EASI at MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:12 PM
> Subject: CURR: Project from NY Talking Book and Braille Library
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> Dear Web Braille Subscriber:
>
> The New York State Library's Talking Book and Braille Library (TBBL) and
> Bookshare.org (Bookshare) invite you to take part in an exciting new,
> free-to-you, one-year pilot project limited to 100 TBBL patrons who are
not
> now members of Bookshare.
>
> Goals of the Pilot Project:
>
> TBBL and Bookshare want to provide a wider range of digital books to TBBL
> patrons while learning how Bookshare can work to provide access to you.
For
> this, we need your feedback. TBBL needs feedback from you on the sign up
> process and usability, as well as any suggestions you may have that would
> help make Bookshare a stronger resource for libraries and their patrons.
In
> return, TBBL and Bookshare are offering, free-to-you, one year of
unlimited
> access to Bookshare's books and services.
>
> Criteria:
>
> A. Must be a TBBL patron
> B. Not a Bookshare member at the present time.
> C. Must be age 18 or over
> D. Must have access to a computer and the Internet.
> E. Must have computer skills necessary to browse the web, install
Bookshare
> utilities, and download books.
>
> If you are comfortable filling out online forms or making purchases over
the
> Internet, you'll be comfortable using Bookshare.
>
> Bookshare Books and How They May be Read:
>
> The majority of books from Bookshare are created by scanning so they
contain
> the full text but no pre-recorded human voice. They are all rated for
> quality to indicate the level of proofreading after scanning. More than
> two-thirds of the books have the top quality rating indicating almost no
> errors. Bookshare has over 17,000 books and adds several hundred each
month
> to the collection, largely through efforts of volunteer scanners.
Bookshare
> books can be read using almost any assistive technology that users may
> already have and be comfortable with, so long as it supports reading
> text-based documents. You may also listen to the books from Bookshare
using
> the Bookshare Edition of the Victor Reader Soft DAISY reader, provided
with
> membership. Alternatively, you may read the book with a screen magnifier
or
> in braille format with a portable braille reader or refreshable braille
> display. You may request a cd containing Bookshare utilities.
>
> How it Works:
>
> if you want to become a member of this free pilot project, please contact
me
> by July 15th via email at tmurphy at mail.nysed.gov or phone at 518-474-5957.
> Your first name, last name, home address, and email address will be
> submitted to Bookshare. You will then receive a welcome message with a
> password and a link to the registration form. Once you are registered, you
> will be entitled to all the services of a Bookshare subscriber for one
year.
>
> Referrals:
>
> Do you know a TBBL patron who is not a Bookshare member and would like to
> be? Please ask that person to call me by July 15th and let me know of
> his/her interest. If there are still memberships open in this limited
pilot
> project, TBBL will be happy to include this patron.
>
> If you have any questions or need additional information, please send me
an
> email at tmurphy at mail.nysed.gov or call at 518-474-5957.
>
> Tina 518-474-5957
> New York State Talking Book and Braille Library
> Email: tmurphy at mail.nysed.gov
>
>
>
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