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Ally with WTBBL: Downloading Audio Books for Your Patrons E u r a R y a n S z u w a l s k i W a s h i n g t o n T a l k i n g B o o k & B r a i l l e L i b r a r y E l e c t r o n i c S e r v i c e s , I n s t r u c t i o n A n d

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E u r a R y a n S z u w a l s k i W a s h i n g t o n T a l k i n g B o o k & B r a i l l e L i b r a r y E l e c t r o n i c S e r v i c e s , I n s t r u c t i o n A n d A d m i n i s t r a t i v e L i b r a r i a n

Ally with WTBBL: Downloading Audio Books for Your Patrons

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

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Our Mission

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

The Washington Talking Book & Braille Library endeavors to build community and provide equal access to information and reading materials for Washington residents unable to read standard print.

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Who needs WTBBL?

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

 Someone who has a visual impairment  Someone who is blind  Someone who has a physical condition that makes holding

books or turning pages difficult

 Someone with a learning disability

ALL qualify for our service! These are your patrons, family and friends!

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What WTBBL does…

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

 Large Print  Braille

 Local and National titles

 Audio

 Digital  Download and by mail  Cassette books

 Equipment to play

digital and cassette books

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Continued …

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

 Quarterly Brown Bag Book

Club

 Magazines

 Cassette and for download

through BARD

 Evergreen Radio Reading

Service

 Through web stream from our

website.

 Youth Services

 Summer Reading program

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Becoming a patron

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

 Download the Application, available at

www.wtbbl.org

 Institutional Account

 Public libraries, assisted living facilities, nursing homes,

hospitals, etc.

 Individual account

 Complete and fill out eligibility section:

Eligibility to be verified by doctor of medicine,

doctor of osteopathy, ophthalmologist, optometrist, nurse, therapist, or professional staff of a hospital, institution, social welfare agency, or a library

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Sign up for a WTBBL account

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Application for Institutions, Libraries, Schools and Organizations working with eligible populations: Word Document and Adobe PDF Document

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T o B e P l a y e d O n D i g i t a l T a l k i n g B o o k M a c h i n e ( D T B M )

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Downloading Audio Books

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Downloading Options

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

  • BARD (www.nlsbard.loc.gov)
  • Braille and Audio Reading Downloads
  • Books produced by NLS
  • Magazines
  • WTBBL Local Downloads
  • www.wtbbl.org/login
  • Books produced at WTBBL
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Digital Talking Book Machine

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Digital Cartridge

Digital Talking Book Machine Digital Container

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What you need to start downloading

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

 A WTBBL account  An email address  Digital Talking Book

Machine or a commercially purchased device

 Internet connection  A removable storage device

 USB Flash Drive or  Digital Cartridge and usb

extension cable

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BARD Institutional Account

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https://nlsbard.loc.gov/ApplicationInstructions.html

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Select WA as your library

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Library Accounts on BARD

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Public Libraries have access to a limited number of books to demonstrate the process for their patrons.

 Biography of the Blind (DB 42343)  Braille into the Next Millennium (DB 50969)  Talking Books: Pioneering and Beyond (DB 27607)  That All May Read (DB 20002)

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Patron Accounts on BARD

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

24,864 Titles New titles added every week DB – digital books

ALL on BARD

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Log-in

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Log-in at https://nlsbard.loc.gov

  • email address
  • password
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Understanding the BARD Main Page

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Best Option: Search the Collection Magazines: Alphabetical by Title

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Search for a title

Does not allow

  • Boolean
  • Truncated
  • Advanced

searching TIP: Put quotation marks around search topic. Type: “Biography of the Blind”

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

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Understanding the Search Results

The title we want to download. Searches in 6 fields:

  • Title
  • Author
  • Subject
  • Annotation
  • Book Number
  • Narrator

Not our title, but

  • ur

keywords are in the annotation!

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

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Step 1: Select the Download

Click the blue “Download…” link to start the download… If you get a popup window, go to Step 2. If you did not get a popup, move on to Step 3…

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

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Step 2: “Save” the Download

Mozilla Firefox – Select “save” and click “ok.” Some versions will ask you where to save. Select a good spot on your computer, such as your Downloads Folder. Internet Explorer 9 – When you click “save,” IE9 will start downloading it to your Downloads folder.

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

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Downloading… the time for the download will depend

  • n the size of the book and your download speed

Mozilla Firefox Internet Explorer 9

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Insert removable device into a usb port on your computer!

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Step 3: Find the book in downloads folder and Open

Double-click on icon to open the zipped folder

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Step 4: Extract the Book

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Look for “Extract” or “Extract all files.” Click to start Extraction Wizard

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Step 5: Browse for your removable disk, make new folder

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

  • a. Click “Browse” to

find your flash drive

  • b. Highlight “Removable

Disk” and click “Make New Folder”

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Step 6: Name your folder, Extract Files

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

  • a. Name your folder

and click “OK”

  • b. Your new folder

will show as

  • destination. Click

“Extract” and process will start.

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File will begin extracting

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Book is now on removable disk and is ready to play in DTBM

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Bookshelf Mode

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 Press and hold the Green

(Square) Play/Stop button for 5 seconds.

 You will hear a beep and a voice

announce “Bookshelf” and the number of books on the removable drive.

 Use the RW and FW keys to

locate the book you want to read. To go from Book 5 to Book 1, use the RW button. Push the Play/Stop key again to begin playing the book.

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Get in touch with WTBBL

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

 Website: www.wtbbl.org  Facebook:

www.facebook.com/WTBBL

 General Email: wtbbl@sos.wa.gov  Eura Ryan Szuwalski:

eura.ryan@sos.wa.gov

 Phone: 206-615-0400  Toll Free: 1-800-542-0866  Come take a tour!

 2021 9th Ave., Seattle, WA 98121

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Any Questions?

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library