BULLETIN BOARD

A Newsletter of the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Autumn 2005
Volume 23, Number 2

Online Audio Books for Wisconsin residents

Public libraries across Wisconsin are offering downloadable digital audio books through the OverDrive Company. Patrons with home computers, MP3 players, or laptops will be able to log into their public library catalog, find a digital audio book, and put it on their device to hear it. After 14 days, the book disappears from the patron's device and is available for the next patron to check out. The Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) is paying for this service statewide. There are approximately 1200 titles available through OverDrive. There is more information at http://www.overdrive.com.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

ViewPlus® Technologies has announced the release of IVEO™ - software to add audio labels to digital images to make learning more interesting and accessible. Websites and textbooks are loaded with images and diagrams that can be difficult to interpret by people with learning and visual disabilities. IVEO™ allows pictures to be labeled with audio tags, making them more interactive and inclusive for the reader. Different components of an image can be individually labeled with speaking tags in IVEO™. By navigating with a mouse or keyboard, one can hear the labels assigned to each part of a diagram or image, enhancing comprehension beyond use of vision alone. For blind people as well as sighted tactile/kinesthetic (touch) learners, IVEO™ has an optional hardware component, called the IVEO™ Touchpad. Tactile printouts can be placed on the IVEO™ Touchpad to provide an alternative display of images on the computer screen. Users can then read printouts through a combination of sight and touch, receiving audio feedback as they explore the image. The IVEO™ Creator software and IVEO™ Touchpad can be purchased separately or as a discounted set. The IVEO™ Viewer is also available as a free download to enable easy sharing of files made in the IVEO™ Creator software. Call your local ViewPlus distributor, contact ViewPlus directly (info@viewplus.com 541.754.4002) or visit the ViewPlus website (http://www.viewplus.com/) for more details.

The U.S. Post Office sometimes bundles mail with rubber bands. Books on cassette may come to you with a rubber band around the outside of the box. This does not mean the book is defective, but that the Post Office had bundled the box with other mail. Please use the cassettes as usual and return the book without the rubber band around the outside. If you need to return a defective tape, put a string or rubber band around the defective tape--not the box. Place the tape in the box with the braille label facing down. Mark the return mailing card in the upper left corner with an "X" through the box to the right of the hole. If you wish to have the book resent immediately, please call us before you send the defective book back.

RESOURCES

The Wisconsin Reference and Loan Library is participating in the "Government Information Online" service, an innovative national pilot project to provide virtual reference and email reference services to people seeking federal and state government information. To use the service just click on the Government Information Online banner that can be found on the Reference and Loan Library (RLL) website at: http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/index.html. It is also included on several other RLL web pages. At the Government Information Online website, http://govtinfo.org/, patrons can choose an email link for asking questions or a link to chat live with a government information librarian at one of the more than thirty libraries participating across the nation. The librarian responds in real time or refers the question to the most appropriate library to answer the question. Librarians are available Monday through Thursday, 8am to 8pm, and Friday 8am to 5pm Central Standard Time. Reference librarians from the Reference and Loan Library answer chat questions from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon on Thursdays. All the participating librarians also select email questions to answer.

Bibliography: Recent Books on Diabetes.

Diabetes researchers continually discover new ways to look at and treat this life-threatening condition. Here are some new titles, published within the last two years, on the subject.

American Diabetes Association. Diabetes A to Z: What You Need to Know About Diabetes, Simply Put.
Revised and updated edition explains diabetes-related issues in clear, simple terms. RC 57648

Feudtner, Chris. Bittersweet: Diabetes, Insulin, and the Transformation of Illness.
Pediatrician chronicles the twentieth-century history of diabetes mellitus. RC 56731

Geil, Patti B. Cooking Up Fun for Kids with Diabetes.
Discusses healthy eating and nutrition for children with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. For grades 4-7 and older readers. RC 56757

Geil, Patti B. One Hundred One Tips for a Healthy Pregnancy with Diabetes.
Answers to frequently asked questions about issues unique to women with diabetes, both preexisting and gestational. RC 57527

Guber, Carol. Carol Guber's Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan: Take Charge, Take Care, and Feel Better Than Ever.
Nutritionist combines facts and inspirational suggestions in a guide on how to live well with Type 2 diabetes. RC 56822

Hughes, Nancy S. Quick and Easy Low-Carb Cooking for People with Diabetes.
Recipes for diabetics to prepare without having to count carbs. Includes dozens of snacks, breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and desserts from three different carbohydrate levels. RC 57568

Kaplan-Mayer, Gabrielle. Insulin Pump Therapy Demystified: An Essential Guide for Everyone Pumping Insulin.
The author, who uses insulin to control diabetes, discusses the pros and cons of using an insulin pump and provides specific advice for diabetics of all ages. RC 56183

Moran, Katherine J. Diabetes: the ultimate teen guide; it happened to me.
A nurse provides practical information to teens on living with diabetes. Discusses the disease, managing it, treatment options including the insulin pump, and related social issues such as driving, traveling, and drinking alcohol. For senior high and older readers. RC 59361

Scheiner, Gary. Think like a Pancreas: A Practical Guide to Managing Diabetes with Insulin.
Diabetes educator, diagnosed with the disease in 1986, offers advice on managing blood sugar levels by designing an insulin program to fit an individual's lifestyle. RC 59219

BULLETIN BOARD is published four times a year by the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped. It is available in large print, Braille, and audio-cassette editions. The Wisconsin Regional Library makes no recommendations or endorsements concerning any products or services which may appear in this publication.

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Last updated on 2/28/2008 8:51:59 AM