Welcome to a podcast for audiorecordings of OPAL (Online Programming for All Libraries--and All Library Users) including book discussions, interviews, training, current events programs, and more! To see upcoming programs, go to www.opal-online.org. For more information or to join OPAL, contact OPAL Coordinator Tom Peters ( tpeters@tapinformation.com). Listen to programs on your computer or any MP3 device.
Judy Dixon from NLS and Tom Peters from TAP Information Services discussed the types of portable playback devices available for digital audio books. (10.3 MB file; playback time of 30 minutes)
posted by Tom Peters @ 1:27 PM
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William Harroff from McKendree College and Charlotte Johnson from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville explored"Extraordinary Ebooks" containing multimedia. (15 MB file; playback time of 43 minutes)
posted by Tom Peters @ 1:25 PM
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Paul Cappuzzello demonstrated the OCLCNetLibrary/Recorded Books downloadable digital audio book service for libraries. (11.4 MB file; playback time of 33 minutes)
posted by Tom Peters @ 1:23 PM
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Geoff Freed from the WGBH/National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) Beyond the Text Project discussed ways to make multimedia (images, audio and video) used in e-books accessible to people who are deaf,hard-of-hearing, blind or visually impaired. (13.3 MB file; playback time of 39 minutes)
posted by Tom Peters @ 1:21 PM
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Steve Potash from Overdrive discussed their ebook, digital audio book, music, and video initiatives. (11.1 MB file; playback time of 32 minutes)
posted by Tom Peters @ 1:20 PM
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Judy Dixon from the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) provided an update on the U.S. national digital audio book initiative for print-impaired users. (7.2 MB file; playback time of 21 minutes)
posted by Tom Peters @ 1:18 PM
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Welcome messages from Kitty Pope, Executive Director of the Alliance Library System, and Sharon Ruda, Director of the Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service, followed by an overview of the digital audio book movement by Tom Peters of TAP Information Services. (19.3 MB file; playback time of 56 minutes)
posted by Tom Peters @ 1:15 PM
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"A History of the Mystery," a discussion of the origins and development of the mystery novel, with emphasis on the free, downloadable e-mysteries available at Project Gutenberg. Presented by Melora Norman of the Outreach Services of the Maine State Library on September 21, 2005. (18.6 MB file; playback time of 65 minutes)
posted by Tom Peters @ 3:08 PM
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Preview discussion, led by John Cole, Director of The Center for the Book, of the upcoming National Book Festival, to be held on Saturday, September 24, 2005 on The Mall in Washington, DC. (17.5 MB file; playback time of 61 minutes)
posted by Tom Peters @ 12:42 PM
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In this 5 minute audiorecording Tom Peters provides a preview of OPAL online events coming up in the next four weeks, plus he mentions a special event planned for November 17.
posted by Tom Peters @ 10:13 AM
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