[Missouri-l] Fw: [BARD-Announce] Reminder: Download pilot ends tomorrow

[Terrie Arnold]

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From: "NLSDownload NLSDownload" 
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To: <DTB-TEST at LISTSERV.LOC.GOV>
Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 9:22 
AM
Subject: [BARD-Announce] Reminder: 
Download pilot ends tomorrow


> To all users of the NLS download 
> pilot service:
>
> This message serves as your 
> final reminder that tomorrow, 
> Tuesday,
> April 28, is the last day of the 
> NLS download pilot test.
>
> As explained in an introductory 
> message sent to all users on 
> April 16,
> the system will be taken down at 
> the end of the day tomorrow.  It 
> will
> be replaced on Thursday by the 
> permanent service Braille and 
> Audio
> Reading Download (BARD), which 
> you will access at a new web 
> address,
> https://nlsbard.loc.gov .
>
> The text of the introductory 
> message is reproduced below for 
> your
> convenience.  If you have not 
> yet read it, please do so now. 
> It
> contains very important 
> information about what you may 
> need to do to
> make the transition to the new 
> site.
>
> The BARD system will have no 
> limit on the number of items you 
> can
> download.  Nevertheless, NLS 
> asks that you exercise restraint 
> in
> downloading, especially during 
> the critical first weeks of 
> operation of
> the new site.  There is no need 
> to download more than what you 
> can
> reasonably consume.  The site 
> will be available at all times, 
> and no
> materials will be removed. 
> Please download only what you 
> need.
>
> As always, questions and 
> comments should be sent to
> NLSDownload at loc.gov.  Send 
> questions or requests about the 
> book
> and magazine collection to your 
> library.
>
>
> -----------------------
>
> Previous message:
>
> To all users of the NLS download 
> pilot service:
>
> The pilot phase of the NLS 
> downloadable audiobooks and 
> magazines
> service will end April 28, 2009. 
> It will be replaced by the 
> permanent
> service Braille and Audio 
> Reading Download (BARD), which 
> you will be
> able to access at a new web 
> site, https://nlsbard.loc.gov, 
> beginning
> Thursday, April 30, 2009.
>
> Users who know their passwords 
> will be able to log on to the 
> new site;
> users who rely on their browsers 
> to remember their passwords will 
> need
> new ones (follow instructions in 
> Section II). All user accounts 
> will be
> migrated to the new system, so 
> you do not need to reapply.  All
> materials previously downloaded 
> will remain usable, so you will 
> not need
> to redownload your reading 
> material.
>
> This message describes what's 
> new about BARD and explains what 
> steps
> must be taken to access the new 
> site.  Please read the entire 
> message
> carefully.
>
> Section I.  What's new about 
> BARD:
>
> 1. Unlimited downloading.  The 
> BARD service will no longer 
> limit the
> number of books and magazines 
> that you may download.  Any 
> account holder
> may download any item at any 
> time.  During heavy demand, 
> however, NLS
> may limit the number of 
> simultaneous downloads for each 
> account.
>
> 2. New logon page.  The site 
> login will now use a form rather 
> than a
> dialog box.  It is the same type 
> of logon found on most Internet 
> pages
> and should be immediately 
> familiar to users of other 
> sites.  This is an
> important note for screen-reader 
> users.
>
> 3. New search functionality. 
> BARD searches will yield more 
> effective
> results.  The use of multiple 
> search terms will return only 
> results
> containing all of the terms.
>
> 4. New "Most Popular Books" 
> list.  By selecting the "Most 
> Popular
> Book" link from the home page, 
> users may access a list of the 
> top
> twenty most downloaded books on 
> the BARD service in the last 
> ninety
> days.  Fiction and nonfiction 
> titles will be listed 
> separately.
>
> 5. Redesigned magazine section. 
> The "Recently Added Magazines"
> link will now display links to 
> only the most recent issue of 
> each
> magazine.  Magazines older than 
> one year may be accessed from 
> each
> title's magazine archive.  Links 
> to the archive are at the bottom 
> of
> each magazine's page.
>
>
> Section II.  Take the following 
> steps to access the new site:
>
> 1. You must know your login ID 
> and password to log on to the 
> new site.
> For all users, your login ID is 
> your e-mail address.
>
> 2. If you know your login ID and 
> password, you will not need to 
> do
> anything.  Simply access the new 
> site, https://nlsbard.loc.gov, 
> starting
> Thursday, April 30.
>
> 3. If you have forgotten your 
> password, you must obtain a new 
> one
> before you can log on to the new 
> site.  Since the new site has a
> different address from the pilot 
> site, you cannot rely on your 
> web
> browser to automatically log in 
> to BARD.
>
> 4. If you do not know your 
> password but you are able to 
> automatically
> log on to the pilot site because 
> your browser knows your 
> password, you
> must choose a new password.  To 
> do so, select the link "Update 
> My
> Settings" from the site home 
> page.  From the settings page, 
> select the
> first link, "Change Your 
> Password."  Enter your new 
> password twice,
> and then select the "Change 
> Password" button.  Remember this 
> new
> password to access BARD.
>
> 5. If you cannot log on to the 
> site because you do not know 
> your
> password, you may have a new one 
> sent to you.  Access the 
> password
> recovery page at
> https://www.nlstalkingbooks.org/cgi-bin/public/dtbscripts_v2/recoverpw.cgi.
> Enter your e-mail address and 
> then select the "Send Me a New
> Password" button.  A new 
> temporary password will be 
> generated and sent
> to your e-mail address.  Once 
> you retrieve the password, log 
> on to the
> site and choose your new 
> password.  Remember this new 
> password to access
> BARD.
>
> 6. If for some reason you are 
> not able to use any of these 
> options,
> please send a request for a new 
> password to NLSDownload at loc.gov.
> Because of the anticipated large 
> number of requests, please 
> expect your
> new password within two business 
> days.
>
> The last day of availability of 
> the pilot site will be Tuesday, 
> April
> 28.  The service will not be 
> available at all on Wednesday, 
> April 29, to
> allow user accounts to be 
> migrated to the new site, which 
> will be
> available on Thursday, April 30.
>
> NLS appreciates all who have 
> participated in the pilot test. 
> Your
> feedback has allowed us to 
> continuously improve the site 
> and to plan
> future expansions, such as the 
> inclusion of braille books. 
> Though the
> pilot phase is ending, we remain 
> open to your feedback about the 
> BARD
> service.  Please send your 
> comments to NLSDownload at loc.gov. 
> Send
> questions or requests about the 
> book and magazine collection to 
> your
> library.
>