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Posted by: Donna Koh
As many of you know, the NLS Music Section is a specialized music library serving blind and print-impaired patrons. This week’s blog post will reveal some of the many interesting things our music reader service librarians do. One of the most important tasks we do in the Music Section is reference service. We receive diverse …
Posted in: Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Catalogs
Posted by: Donna Koh
This is our fourth blog on the digitization of braille music. So, what is new with this project? First, we are boosting our production by outsourcing the proofreading of scores scanned using Optical Braille Recognition (OBR). Our braille music specialist Gilbert Busch continues to review all the scans completed on DotScan so we can provide …
Posted in: Braille, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, Braille Music Digitization, Braille Technology, NLS Music Section
Posted by: Donna Koh
Recently, I’ve been dismayed to hear some patrons say, “I know you don’t have such and such in your collection because I already checked on BARD.” After receiving a few of these comments, I realized that some of our patrons mistakenly believe that our entire collection is available on BARD. I would like to use …
Posted in: Audio, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, NLS Music Section, NLS Online Catalog, Voyager Catalog
Posted by: Donna Koh
A new job brings an equal amount of excitement and anxiety. When I joined the Music Section last year, I felt mildly anxious about what kind of patrons I would be working with and what their expectations would be. I am happy to report that it’s been a great year. Over the past year, I’ve …
Posted in: Blind Musicians, Braille and Audio Reading Download BARD, Braille Music, NLS Music Section