----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine Alfieri" <calfieri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <EASI@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:12 PM Subject: CURR: Project from NY Talking Book and Braille Library 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx or call at 518-474-5957. Tina 518-474-5957 New York State Talking Book and Braille Library Email: tmurphy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Ann K. Parsons email: akp@xxxxxxxxx WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT _______________________________________________ Abvi-Consumers mailing list Abvi-Consumers@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://enabling.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/abvi-consumers ------------------------------------------------------------- See EASI Special October Bonus offer at http://easi.cc/clinic.htm EASI November courses are: Barrier-free E-learning, Accessible Internet Multimedia and Business Benefits of Accessible IT Design: http://easi.cc/workshop.htm EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi >>> Error in line 8 of EASI.MAILTPL: unknown formatting command <<< -> ............. <- _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list