Well, it isn't looking good, folks. Stock up on books. The shutdown looks very likely now, and it's not certain how long it'll be in effect, whatever else Congress ends up doing as a stop-gap.
Teresa On Sep 30, 2013, at 8:36 PM, Joseph FreeTech <[email protected]> wrote: > One can read books using the Bard Mobile app in the same way as on the > VRS--once the books are downloaded you can read away. The only difference is > in whether you want to fill 32 gigs of books on your phone or on the VRS' > SDHC card. Quite frankly, depending on what you're reading, if you have more > than a handful of books on either device, you're probably carrying them > around just for the heck of it rather than because you're reading 24/7. > > Joseph > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "eric oyen" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 8:07 PM > Subject: Re: possible LOC shutdown > > > This is a major reason why a single app on an iPhone (like BARD) is such a > not so nice idea. In order to read any books from the NLS, the app > authenticates with the NLS servers. If they are shut down, so is your > ability to read. THis is why I prefer the use of both my Braille Sense and > my Victor Reader Stream. With these and a few ram sticks full of books, I > can be set for just about any contingency. > > -eric > > On Sep 30, 2013, at 11:21 AM, Marianne Denning wrote: > >> -- >> I did a little research and copied this information directly from the >> home page of the Library of Congress. If you have downloaded books >> onto your IDevice you should be fine but if they are in your wish list >> you probably won't be able to access them. >> >> >> News from the Library of Congress >> >> September 27, 2013 >> >> Advisory: Possible Federal Shutdown >> >> In the event of a temporary shutdown of the federal government, >> beginning Tuesday, October 1, all Library of Congress buildings will >> close to the public and researchers. 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