A patron from the Kentucky Talking Book Library made history when she downloaded "Charlotte’s Web" from BARD!
Read the News Release from the Library of Congress here
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
24 Things Week 10 [Part 2]: Free Online Gaming
I played insaniquarium on popcap and alchemy on MSN. These games are fun but they are very addictive and timewasters. I really try to stay away from them. For something new I tried Twivia! It was suppose to be a real time trivia game on twitter. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been updated in over a month.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
24 things Week 10 [Part 1]: Watching TV online
View the major TV network sites. How does each make their shows available? Which is the most open and accessible?
Fox- Click watch full episode button in the upper left corner and choose a show.
NBC- Click watch full episode button then choose a show. On my home computer the NBC show took longer to load than Fox show.
ABC- Click on screen shots of the shows available. On my home computer the ABC show was the fastest to load.
CBS- The site was a little harder to navigate than the three previous sites but CBS offered TV classics. I was able to watch an old episode of Twin Peaks. Cool!
PBS- By far the hardest site to navigate and the worst video quality.
Review two Internet TV distributors. Which site to you recommend and why?
Fox- Click watch full episode button in the upper left corner and choose a show.
NBC- Click watch full episode button then choose a show. On my home computer the NBC show took longer to load than Fox show.
ABC- Click on screen shots of the shows available. On my home computer the ABC show was the fastest to load.
CBS- The site was a little harder to navigate than the three previous sites but CBS offered TV classics. I was able to watch an old episode of Twin Peaks. Cool!
PBS- By far the hardest site to navigate and the worst video quality.
Review two Internet TV distributors. Which site to you recommend and why?
Hulu- Easy to use and a nice vary of shows.
BBC iPlayer- I tried to watch a show on the BBC iPlayer site and I got this message “BBC iPlayer TV programmes are available to play in the UK”
I recommend Hulu, my friends and family use it all the time.
Look for your favorite shows online using search engines or online directories. Recommend a show to your blog readers.
Clicker - I explored the Clicker online search engine site. A feature on the site I really like is the Netflix listings. I recommend watching the 5 minute webisodes that recap each week’s episode of Lost.
Monday, March 15, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
YouTube Video Featuring the New Talking Book Digital Player
Talking book patrons curious about the digital transition should watch this video produced by State Library of Kansas. It’s a cute head on comparison between the cassette player and the digital player.
If you or someone you know would like to apply for the Talking Book program, contact your local library or go to this webpage http://www.loc.gov/nls/find.html to search by county or state.
If you or someone you know would like to apply for the Talking Book program, contact your local library or go to this webpage http://www.loc.gov/nls/find.html to search by county or state.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Week 9 [Part 1]: Podcasting
I listen to two podcast for library related stuff.
The ABC Book Reviews: A Beth and Cari Production. I love listening to these two ladies talk about books! Here are just some of the topics they have covered in recent podcasts- the Tournament of Books for 2010, Best Books of 2009, Best First Novels, News for September and "What book have you faked reading?"
Tisch Talks: The Tisch Library Podcast Series . This podcast series was featured 2009 list of 100 Terrific Websites to Celebrate National Library Week list.
http://www.onlinebestcolleges.com/blog/2009/100-terrific-websites-to-celebrate-national-library-week/
My all time favorite podcast is Gamers with Jobs Conference Call. They review lots of computer/video games and still manage not to be fan boys. If you don’t know what a fan boy is than this podcast is probably not for you.
The ABC Book Reviews: A Beth and Cari Production. I love listening to these two ladies talk about books! Here are just some of the topics they have covered in recent podcasts- the Tournament of Books for 2010, Best Books of 2009, Best First Novels, News for September and "What book have you faked reading?"
Tisch Talks: The Tisch Library Podcast Series . This podcast series was featured 2009 list of 100 Terrific Websites to Celebrate National Library Week list.
http://www.onlinebestcolleges.com/blog/2009/100-terrific-websites-to-celebrate-national-library-week/
My all time favorite podcast is Gamers with Jobs Conference Call. They review lots of computer/video games and still manage not to be fan boys. If you don’t know what a fan boy is than this podcast is probably not for you.
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