How to register for this talking book library? whom to contact?
On 8/4/08, prateek aggarwal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Coimbatore has just got a brand new Talking Book Library. Meant for
> the visually-impaired, the Bharathi Lions Talking Book Library has
> cassettes in place of books, to enable them to learn by themselves.
>
> A joint attempt of Bharathiar University and Lions club International
> district 324 B1, the library is housed at Nirmala College for Women.
>
> Second of its kind in the State, after Madurai, the library at present
> accommodates cassettes on 400 titles covering a range of general
> topics. Nearly 600 cassettes covering all subjects based on the
> university and State Board syllabus will be made available soon.
>
> Cassettes were brought from the Rotary Helen Keller Talking (ROHTALK)
> Book Library in Madurai, which also has a production studio. The
> number of titles will eventually be increased to 5,000, according to
> Vice-Chancellor G.Thiruvasagam.
>
> ROHTALK director Nicholas Francis says: "The library here with a
> studio was set up in 2003. It has 2600 members ranging from school
> students to professors, utilizing 4,000 cassettes. It gives the
> visually-impaired self-dignity. So, we are happy to help the library
> in Coimbatore with the material we have and also by producing
> cassettes for them. We have 200 voice volunteers with whose help we
> record the content of the books."
>
> Students, wishing to become members, should register with a fee of Rs.50.
>
> They can visit the library to select the book they want to "read" from
> a catalogue that is in Braille.
>
> Once the cassette is selected, the student can borrow it or listen to
> it at the library itself.
>
> Cassette players are available for use.
>
> Those outside Coimbatore too can borrow cassettes by post (free of
> cost), use it and return it by post in 15 days. The cassettes are
> sponsored by the Lions Club while the library will be maintained
> jointly by the college and the university.
>
> G.Merlin, a final-year student of BBM of Nirmala College for Women,
> finds the library "very useful". "I cannot read Braille. I have been
> listening to somebody reading it out to me so far. Now, I will be
> listening to the cassette," she says. She plans to do MBA.
>
> However, R.Srinivasan, a retired professor of English who is
> visually-impaired and has been using Braille to read, write and teach,
> feels he will be more comfortable with Braille. "II have used it for
> more than 30 years. But, for those who do not know how to use Braille,
> listening to cassettes will definitely be very useful."
>
> Courtesy: 'Education Plus', a supplement to The Hindu, Madurai, August
> 4, 2008 ("Talking book library – an alternative to Braille?" by Amutha
> Kannan")
>
> Wikipedia articles on:
> "Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library":
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perkins_Braille_and_Talking_Book_Library
>
> "National Library for the Blind, UK":
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Library_for_the_Blind
>
> "Books for the Blind" (Talking Books):
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_for_the_Blind
>
> >From NLS, a unit of Library of Congress:
> "THAT ALL MAY READ . . .", National Library Service for the Blind and
> Physically
> Handicapped (NLS), The Library of Congress".(Through a national
> network of cooperating libraries, NLS administers a free library
> program of Braille and audio materials circulated to eligible
> borrowers in the United States by
> postage-free mail.)
> http://www.loc.gov/nls/
>
> "Digital Talking Books – FAQ"
> http://www.loc.gov/nls/dtbfaq.html
> regards,
> prateek agarwal
> cell: 09928341197
> e-mails:
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