2006 Autumn Newsletter
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Daisy is the Future of Talking Books
BLINDLIB Daisy Project Leader Melton Kivitts provides answers to some frequently asked questions about DAISY players.
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Did you know
ACCESSION LISTS
Every two months we will be generating lists of Audio and Braille books which have been added to the collection. The audio titles will be recorded and the tape included in the Newsletter pouch. The Braille titles will be printed and posted as usual. Either of the lists can also be e-mailed so please let us know whether you wish to receive it in this format and which titles you want us to reserve for you
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BlindLib - Digitisation Takes a Leap!
“THREE of our Home Narrators were loaned laptop computers and in the process were trained accordingly,” says Blindlib Volunteer Co-Ordinator and Production Controller Karen Marechal.
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Directors Communique
THE theme of this newsletter is somewhat a religious one (Easter/Pesach), and religious experiences are an intensely personal matter. Still, I cannot help to reflect on the key religious themes associated with this time of year, namely sacrifice and the ‘Pass Over’.
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Mdantsane Public Library
THE Freedom Charter states that “the doors to learning and culture shall be open to all”. This ideal faces many varied challenges, as access to reading materials has been identified as one of the key stumbling blocks to successful learning for children and adults..... for sighted and visually impaired communities alike.
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Minilibs Improve Visability – Blindlib
The future of Blindlib mini-libraries (minilibs) looks bright, says Blindlib Chief Librarian Sheila Eichhoff. Blindlib minilibs are set up mainly in public libraries, but also in old age homes and schools. The latter receiving mostly Braille books.
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Post Office Breaks Bad News
Recently, the local Post Office Manager informed Blindlib that the Post Office will be charging a cost with immediate effect for mailing a cassette player.
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Tales from a Narrator’s Digest
HAVING narrated more than 400 Afrikaans books in just over six years, I am quite often curiously looked at, and asked why? “Why do you do it?”
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