[access-uk] Re: rnib talking book library
- From: Chris Moore <moore.c@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:32:31 +0100
Jackie,
I totally share your pain. More than often I get CDs I've never asked for or
would even dream to listen to in a million years, despite in the past providing
book requests. I still use the service and look forward to the update.
For now though, I have joined Audible and love it.
Speaking as a non braille user (well am learning, slowly) those braille books
must get delivered by a hunky postman! They must weigh a ton!
Do RNIB provide electronic braille for the minority who are lucky enough to
have a braille display?
I wonder if RNIB's talking book library will ever be rolled into an app. And I
don't mean to simply manage our book shelf (although that would be nice via an
app), but to actually download / stream content to save them sending out a CD
which they simply bin upon return.
Chris
On 31 Jul 2012, at 12:28, Jackie Cairns <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Hi Chris
>
> The same applies to the Braille catalogue too, and not before time. Imagine
> ordering a whole pile of books, as I did a few weeks ago, and not being able
> to see your list? Even more infuriating was that when I did mine online and
> sent the list to the library, they lost it, so I had spent an entire morning
> searching the catalogue for nothing. Learning from that, I now keep a Word
> document of my list which I add to each time I find a book I want. RNIB
> say the new system will be implemented in October, and about time too! I
> reckon they've had more systems installed over the years thanDr. Who's
> tardis! I find it terribly frustrating to ring the helpline, only to be told
> that not everyone there knows how to use the Braille catalogue, so I
> invariably have to ring back. What a ridiculous situation that is.
>
> Sorry, but RNIB's library service isn't my favourite department at the
> moment. Dare I say incompetence?
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Jackie Cairns
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Chris Moore
> Sent: 30 July 2012 16:44
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: rnib talking book library
>
> Not sure if this has already been mentioned. But RNIB sent a mail out to
> all it's members letting them know that the talking book website is going to
> be redesigned and that we will have the ability to see what books are on our
> mailing list and be able to edit them.
>
> Chris
> On 30 Jul 2012, at 15:33, Iain Lackie <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> Try again. You should find 48 books.
>>
>>
>>
>> Iain
>> -----Original Message----- From: David Weston
>> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2012 3:08 PM
>> To: access-uk access-uk
>> Subject: [access-uk] rnib talking book library
>>
>> Hi,
>> Am I the only one who finds the RNIB talking book library catalog
> difficult to navigate. I have tried twice now to find Georgette Heyer, and
> it keeps coming up with no books.
>> I am shore that their must be a more easier way of making a web site than
> this?
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