Hello Folks:
I just wrote and got a very rapid response from NLS referencing the Web
Braille services. Putting aside the typos below, this appears to be only a
*TEMPORARY* service interruption. I also spoke with our Texas State
participating library, and as has been forwarded to the list, "Web Braille
will be unavailable in the near future". I have not read *ANYTHING* that
would indicate that this is a permanent condition. I suspect that the
response will be the same from all of the local/state participating
libraries since they all work from the same national network.
I'm just suggesting that before we panic, let's make sure that this is not
just service updating growing pains.
hth
Jeff
Note from Frank Silkey:
JEFF: There has been no decision to end Web Braille services, just to
correct the problems. WB will be back soon. Kurt Cylke:
Frank Kurt Cylke, Director
National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped
Library of Congress
Washington, DC 20542
202-707-5104
Fax 202-707-1690
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
My original note to NLS:
>Hello Frank:
>
>This is a note to plea for the return of Web Braille services. I have been
>an NLS patron since 1967. I've gone from records to tapes and now have
been
>thrilled to use Web Braille services for the sheer convenience it provides.
>
>Prior to Web Braille, I had to carry my NLS tape machine and the little
>green boxes anytime I traveled. Now with advances in technology, such as
my
>Humanware MPower (Note taker), I can take my books and magazines with me
>easily and at a fraction of the cost to my participating library. While I
am
>aware that these materials travel as Free Matter For The Blind, there still
>must be huge costs in handling, repairing and replacing lost or damaged
>materials. With Web Braille, most if not all of these costs are
eliminated.
>
>Certainly there are security and technical risks with the ability to
>download these materials, but, in my and many other readers opinions), the
>benefits far outweigh the risks. Please reconsider your decision to end the
>Web Braille services.
>
>Thank you for your consideration.
>Jeff Molzow
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