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What is BARD?

Free on-line service for eligible

patrons:

Audio books

Braille books

Magazines in audio/Braille

Music Scores

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What is BARD?

Made available by the National

Library Service for the Blind and

Physically Handicapped (NLS)

In Texas it is accessed through the

Talking Book Program

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What is BARD?

Over 50,000 audio books

Over 15,000 Braille books

Over 50 magazines

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Who is eligible?

People who live in Texas and have one of the following (permanent or temporary) disabilities:

Blindness Visual disability Physical disability Reading disability

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Who is eligible?

Patron must first be active in the Talking Book Program before applying for BARD

TBP Application: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/tbp/application/index.html

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How can individuals apply to BARD? 7

Applicant must have:

•Active membership of Talking Book Program

•Access to high speed internet

•Basic computer skills (downloading/extracting)

•A Storage device (i.e. flash-drive)

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BARD on-line application nlsbard.loc.gov/TX1A/ApplicationInstructions.html

How can individuals apply to BARD?

Browsing BARD

Browse alphabetically by

Author’s last name

Book Title

Subject

OR…. Search by keyword

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Browsing BARD

Browse Lists:

Recently Added Books/ Magazines

Most Popular Books

Browse Magazines by title

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Storage Devices

When downloading use:

Flash Drive:

Digital Cartridge: Designed for our

machine.

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Downloading from BARD

3 steps:

1. Download

2. Unzip/Extract

3. Transfer

*Process may vary according to operating system/browser/assistive technology

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Searching BARD

Click on Download link of desired book

Downloading from BARD

Downloading from BARD

Select Save File, then click OK

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Tip:

Press Ctrl+J to see progress of download

Downloading from BARD

•Find the file (usually in Downloads folder)

•Right-click on file to get menu •Select Extract All

Click Browse

Select destination (your flash-drive)

Recommended: Make new folder in flash-drive for the file you are

unzipping

After creating folder, click OK

Click Extract

File will extract to flash-drive

You’re done!

Talking Book Machines

Digital Talking Book Machine

(DTBM)

TBP loans it to patron

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Talking Book Machines

Commercially available machines

APH (American Printing House for the Blind)

HIMS

HUMANWARE

Others (PLEXTALK, Apex, Milestone, LevelStar)

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What about Braille files? 24

connected to

the computer

to read Braille

downloaded

from BARD

Patron needs a Refreshable Braille Display

BARD’s Perks

No limit on simultaneous users

No due dates (files don’t expire!)

No limit on number of downloads (if

downloading from a computer)

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BARD

BARD books can be downloaded & played on

BARD Mobile for Apple

BARD Mobile for Android

We have upcoming webinars for

BARD Mobile! https://onlinetraining.tsl.texas.gov/

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LIBRARIES

How can

libraries get

involved?

PUBLIC

ACADEMIC

SPECIAL

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LIBRARIES 28

Do you have patrons that may qualify for our service?

Help eligible individuals

apply to

The Talking Book Program: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/tbp/application/index.html

LIBRARIES – Demo Sites

OR…

Libraries can apply to TBP as demo sites: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/tbp/application/demositepolicy.html

Give demonstrations of our equipment and materials

You get: 1 DTBM, 2 books in digital cartridge format

Apply for demo-site BARD account (download 4 books)

All materials are for demonstration purposes only

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SCHOOLS

How can schools

get involved?

K-12

PUBLIC

PRIVATE

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SCHOOLS- Students & Faculty

Do you have students or faculty that

may qualify for our service?

Help individuals apply to TBP: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/tbp/application/index.html

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SCHOOLS

Or…

Apply to TBP as a school: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/tbp/schoolguide.html

MUST have at least one eligible student

Account lasts for 1 school year, is renewable

TBP does not offer textbooks

Audio-books not accompanied by print edition

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OR…

Schools can also apply to TBP as

demo sites: https://www.tsl.texas.gov/tbp/application/demositepolicy.html

Handouts 34

We are happy

to send you

BARD handouts

on request

Upcoming BARD Webinars 35

BARD Mobile for Android Devices.

Thursday, Oct 08, 2015. 10-11am.

BARD Mobile for Apple Devices.

Tuesday, Oct 13, 2015 . 10-11am.

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/ld/workshops/webinars/index.html

Questions?

Talking Book Program Texas State Library & Archives Commission PO Box 12927 Austin TX 78711-2927

Toll free in Texas 1-800-252-9605 In Austin 512-463-5458 Fax 512-936-0685 Email tbp.services@tsl.texas.gov

www.texastalkingbooks.org

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