VOLUNTEERS The Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP), Braille and Talking Book Volunteers are involved in many aspects of Library (BTBL) is committed to providing audiobook production at the Michigan library materials in alternate formats to Braille and Talking Book Library. Volunteers people with blindness, low vision, physical narrate the assist with monitoring impairments, or reading disabilities recording sessions, edit audio files, and according to the standards of the Library of review projects for errors. Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). All recording takes place in our studio in Lansing, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm. Narration volunteers are expected to COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT participate in some of the technical aspects of audiobook production (such as editing Materials are selected for inclusion in the their own recordings or monitoring other Michigan BTBL local collection based on narrators), so some computer experience is subject matter, quality of writing and required. editing, interests of Michigan patrons, and at the discretion of the BTBL Reader If you are interested in volunteering in Advisory Librarians. Lansing, please contact Betsie Bush by email at bushb2@michigan.gov or call Michigan BTBL focuses on recording the following published materials: about Michigan and the Great Lakes • BOOKS ON BARD region Books by Michigan authors (e.g. born in • Many of the books recorded in Michigan or live in Michigan) are available for download from BARD Michigan Notable selected by the • (Braille and Audio Reading Download) at Library of Michigan https://nlsbard.loc.gov/ -- BARD Michigan Historical Society’s Michigan membership is available to all individuals • magazine History who are patrons of the Michigan BTBL. Reference materials sponsored by State • Eligible users may register at the BARD site of Michigan departments and download books to a flash drive to be played on an NLS digital player. iOS and If you know of a Michigan-related book that Android apps are also available for listening you would like to recommend for recording, on mobile devices. For assistance with please contact Betsie Bush by email at BARD, please call a Reader Advisor at bushb2@michigan.gov or call 1800992-9012.
The Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP), Braille and Talking Book Library (BTBL) is committed to providing library materials in alternate formats to people with blindness, low vision, physical impairments, or reading disabilities according to the standards of the Library of Congress, National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS). COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT Materials are selected for inclusion in the Michigan BTBL local collection based on subject matter, quality of writing and editing, interests of Michigan patrons, and at the discretion of the BTBL Reader Advisory Librarians. Michigan BTBL focuses on recording the following published materials: • about Michigan and the Great Lakes region • Books by Michigan authors (e.g. born in or live in Michigan) • Michigan Notable selected by the Library of Michigan • Michigan Historical Society’s Michigan History magazine • Reference materials sponsored by State of Michigan departments If you know of a Michigan-related book that you would like to recommend for recording, please contact Betsie Bush by email at bushb2@michigan.gov or call VOLUNTEERS Volunteers are involved in many aspects of audiobook production at the Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library. Volunteers narrate the assist with monitoring recording sessions, edit audio files, and review projects for errors. All recording takes place in our studio in Lansing, Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm. Narration volunteers are expected to participate in some of the technical aspects of audiobook production (such as editing their own recordings or monitoring other narrators), so some computer experience is required. If you are interested in volunteering in Lansing, please contact Betsie Bush by email at bushb2@michigan.gov or call BOOKS ON BARD Many of the books recorded in Michigan are available for download from BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) at https://nlsbard.loc.gov/ -- BARD membership is available to all individuals who are patrons of the Michigan BTBL. Eligible users may register at the BARD site and download books to a flash drive to be played on an NLS digital player. iOS and Android apps are also available for listening on mobile devices. For assistance with BARD, please call a Reader Advisor at 1800992-9012.
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