Hi Lisa, This method for using web braille works just fine, but there is an easier and faster way to do this. If you go to the link: http://www.loc.gov/nls/braille you will be asked to log in with your username/password. You will then press the letter o which takes you to the online catolog link, and press enter to activate it. You are now presented with three edit boxes, author, title, and keyword. Use space with dots 4,6 (tab key) to navigate between these fields, and type in the title and/or author name. Navigate to the keyword field and type "web braille" (without the quotation marks) then press enter. This method means that you do not need to select a category of books. Also, the results you get will only provide you with web braille books. Therefore, you will not need to wade through results which do not pertain to you. Finally, you will not need to log in when trying to access the volumes because you have already done so. HTH, Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lisa Ehlers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2004 8:42 AM Subject: [Braillenote] web braille
> Hi Listers, > I will try to explain how I use the BN to do Web Braille. I only know the BT commands though and no I don't think it's in the manual. > 1. The Web site I go to is > www.loc.gov/nls > >From there I go to the link that says search the online catalog. > Then I search for a title, an author, or a keyword choose which type of book I want like Braille sound recording etc. Then it presents a list of results. The ones that are available in Web Braille say access volume 1 etc. below the title and the author and the publisher info. So there's these links to the volumes. You click on these links downloading one volume at a time. You have to input your user name and password. If you don't have these you get them from your state or regional library for the blind you o the one that is affiliated with Library of Congress the National Library Services organization. > So it downloads this thing that looks like a Web address. You press the save command and go through the steps of naming the file and which folder you want it in. It took me awhile to get it. No unzipping of these books they come already in Braille. > I hope I got this info correct. I hope it makes sense. Anyone who has anything to add to this please feel free. If corrections need to be made please make them. I hope this helps. Sorry I didn't number the steps or write them too concisely. > Have a great weekend everyone. > Lisa
