BULLETIN BOARD

A Newsletter of the Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
Spring 2003
Volume 20, Number 4

Wells Street Entrance Under Renovation

Beginning March 3, 2003, the Milwaukee Public Library, which houses the Wisconsin Regional Library, planned remodeling of the entrance on Wells Street will begin. All visitors to the Wisconsin Regional Library will need to enter on 8th Street, proceeding along the corridor past the elevator to the double wooden doors on the right. Visitors will turn right through those doors, and walk under the building to reach the Regional Library. A telephone will be located next to the elevator for visitors needing help. For those visitors who need to be picked up afterwards, a chair will be placed inside the 8th Street entrance. Construction should be completed August 31, 2003, when a new accessible entrance and elevator will be unveiled.

Announcements:

If you encounter a damaged cassette in book you borrow from the Regional Library, please wrap a rubber band around that cassette only, and place it in its green mailing container upside down. You also may place a checkmark in the little box on the return mailing label, and briefly write what is wrong on the label beside it. Do NOT put a note inside the container, or tie anything outside the container. Thank you.

Resources:

The Turner Network publishes a monthly schedule of audio described television shows and movies that it broadcasts.

Time Warner Audio Books, a division of A O L Time Warner Book Group, AFB Talking Books, a department of the American Foundation for the Blind, and Dolphin Computer Access partner to produce the first commercially available audio e book. Best selling author James Patterson will release his new novel, The Jester, as an audio e book in conjunction with its standard print, audio and e book releases. This new technology offers many features that allow people to enjoy books in a unique and exciting way. Readers can display the text of the book on the computer screen, fully synchronized with the audio of a professional narrator, or they can switch back and forth between the text and the audio. The ability to, toggle, between print and audio versions of the same work increases the functionality and accessibility to consumers. Text may be accessed via audio, on screen in large print, or in braille. This audio e book will be available on an additional CD included in the unabridged CD audiobook version of The Jester, available from Time Warner Audio Books in March of 2003.

Tape Ministries NW has more than 900 Christian orientated books and other reading materials on cassette to lend to the blind and visually impaired. All of the Library lending is done by mail, free of charge. To request a large print or taped listing of the library's selections, phone 206-243-7377, write Tape Ministries NW, 122 SW 150th Street, Burien, Washington 98166 or e-mail tmnw@tapeministries.org

The Internet is one of the most effective means of finding and exchanging information quickly. However, if you are a user of assistive technology, navigating your way along the information highway can seem impossible. Without a basic understanding of how the Internet works, it is easy to quickly become overwhelmed. The Hadley School for the Blind new online course, Internet Basics, can help you be a part of the worldwide community of Internet users. This tuition free course explains several aspects of the Internet. Email features are explained, as are mailing lists and newsgroups. Directions for using the World Wide Web are provided. User tips about browsers, mail, and news readers are included, as well as guides to search tools and mailing-list search sites. To enroll, just call, 800-526-9909.

Once more it is time for us to survey you, and find out how we are doing. Please take the time to complete and return the enclosed survey, either by mail or e-mail. Thank you.

Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Survey of Readers

Name (Optional)_________________________________________________

Telephone (Optional)______________________________________________

Computer Access, Please check your response

Do you have access to a computer?
YES
NO

If so, where
Home
Work
School
Public Library
Other

If not, do you expect to purchase a computer
Within the next 6 months
1 to 3 years
Never

Do you have access to the Internet?
YES
NO

Do you have an e-mail address?
YES
NO

If so, what is it? _____________________________________________________________________

Have you ever used e-mail to submit book requests?
YES
NO

Do you have access to the world wide web?
YES
NO

If so, have you visited our online public access catalog, OPAC?
YES
NO

Have you used it to request books?
YES
NO

Newsline,

Have you used Newsline?
YES
NO

Have you encountered any problems?
YES
NO

If so, what? ___________________________________________________________________________

Reading Interests,

Are there any authors, genres, or subjects you feel are underrepresented in our collection?
YES
NO

If yes, please make your suggestions here, __________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

Staff Service,

Have you phoned or e-mailed the Regional Library in the past year?
YES
NO

Have you left a message on voicemail for staff?
YES
NO

Are your calls returned promptly?
YES
NO

Do we need to phone your regarding
YES
NO

Address change
YES
NO

Reading interest change
YES
NO

Machine problem
YES
NO

Magazine info
YES
NO

Service needs
YES
NO

Thank you for completing this survey.

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.

Wisconsin Regional Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped
813 West Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1436
1-414-286-3045 (in Milwaukee)
1-800-242-8822 (in Wisconsin)
1-414-286-3548 (TDD)
1-414-286-3102 (FAX)
lbph@milwaukee.gov (e-mail)
http://dpi.wi.gov/rll/wrlbph/index.html (website)
http://wmbph.mpl.org/opac (on-line catalog)

For questions about this information, contact Shiela A. Pollock (608) 224-5395

Last updated on 2/28/2008 8:52:00 AM