Flyer and sign up information at http://www.mitbc.org/audioebookexpo.htm
The Alliance Library System and the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center are pleased to announce an exciting event – “Audio E-Book Expo: Exploring Digital Books and Content” on Friday, October 29 at Alliance Library System East Peoria. Put this date on your calendar to join us as we explore where the library field has been and where it is going in the area of audiobooks for everyone – adults, children, the visually impaired, the learning disabled, and more. Experts will share the latest in web-based ebook management systems, handheld players, and collaborative projects. Key-note speakers include: Tom Peters of TAP Information Systems, Steve Potash, CEO of Overdrive, Inc., and Jenny Levine, “the Shifted Librarian”,Suburban Library System. Other speakers include Jane Chamberlain, Adult Services Manager at Bloomington Public Library, Lori Bell, Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center, Sharon Ruda, Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service, and Diana Sussman of Southern Illinois Talking Book Center. There will also be time for exhibits and ideas! Cost for the day is only $25.00 which includes lunch. For more information, contact Lori Bell at the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center, at (309)694-9200, ext. 2128 or lbell@alliancelibrarysystem.com.
Monday, April 26, 2004
Saturday, April 17, 2004
Join us for online interactive e-book technology talk!
Join us for online, interactive e-book technology
talk! The two ebookworm programs listed below are
scheduled for May and June. The host of the program
is Tom Peters of TAP Information Services. The
audience can interact with Tom and the speakers during
the program via audio with a pc microphone or text
chat. Speakers can also use the meeting room software
(iVocalize) to take attendees to websites or to
present a Power Point.
May 20, 2004 from 3:00 to 4:00 Central Time: Join
moderator Tom Peters and the virtual studio audience
as they discuss ebooks with Jon Noring, an ebook
publisher, technologist, advocate, and standards
developer. He is the founder and moderator of The
eBook Community, the Internet's oldest, largest, and
most respected general ebook forum.
June 15, 2004 from 3:00 to 4:00 Central Time: Join
moderator Tom Peters and the virtual studio audience
as they discuss ebooks with Michael Moodie, Deputy
Director of the National Library Service for the Blind
and Physically Handicapped.
To enter the room, go to
http://www.talkingcommunities.com/entrance.pl?LIB-Auditorium&nopass_field=1
type your name in the box and click enter. A small
software applet will download on your computer as you
enter the room. There is no charge for the program and
pre-registration is not necessary.
These programs are sponsored by the Mid-Illinois
Talking Book Center and TAP Information Services. If
you have any questions about the software or the
programs, please contact Tom Peters at
tapinformation@yahoo.com or Lori Bell at lbell927@yahoo.com.
talk! The two ebookworm programs listed below are
scheduled for May and June. The host of the program
is Tom Peters of TAP Information Services. The
audience can interact with Tom and the speakers during
the program via audio with a pc microphone or text
chat. Speakers can also use the meeting room software
(iVocalize) to take attendees to websites or to
present a Power Point.
May 20, 2004 from 3:00 to 4:00 Central Time: Join
moderator Tom Peters and the virtual studio audience
as they discuss ebooks with Jon Noring, an ebook
publisher, technologist, advocate, and standards
developer. He is the founder and moderator of The
eBook Community, the Internet's oldest, largest, and
most respected general ebook forum.
June 15, 2004 from 3:00 to 4:00 Central Time: Join
moderator Tom Peters and the virtual studio audience
as they discuss ebooks with Michael Moodie, Deputy
Director of the National Library Service for the Blind
and Physically Handicapped.
To enter the room, go to
http://www.talkingcommunities.com/entrance.pl?LIB-Auditorium&nopass_field=1
type your name in the box and click enter. A small
software applet will download on your computer as you
enter the room. There is no charge for the program and
pre-registration is not necessary.
These programs are sponsored by the Mid-Illinois
Talking Book Center and TAP Information Services. If
you have any questions about the software or the
programs, please contact Tom Peters at
tapinformation@yahoo.com or Lori Bell at lbell927@yahoo.com.
Online Interactive Book Discussion Group
Audio Avenue is pleased to announce the next three
months of online, interactive book discussion
programs, sponsored by the Mid-Illinois Talking Book
Center and TAP Information Services.
The group meets on the dates mentioned below in an
ivocalize conference room from 7:00 P.M. Central-8:00
P.M. Central. Everyone is welcome. Tom Peters from TAP
Information Services leads the discussions.
To enter the room, go to this link:
http://www.talkingcommunities.com/entrance.pl?LIB-Auditorium&nopass_field=1
type your name in the name box and click enter to go
into the room. A small software applet will download
on your computer as you enter. To interact with audio,
you need a pc microphone which you can get at Wal-Mart
for under $10. If you do not have a microphone you can
interact with text.
Tuesday, April 20, 2004: Theodore Rex, by Edmund
Morris (RD 53306) (Biography)
This sequel to The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (RD
14168) concentrates on Roosevelt’s two terms as
president following the 1901 assassination of William
McKinley. Morris examines Roosevelt’s major
achievements, including a Nobel Peace Prize, the
Panama Canal treaty, and enduring antitrust and
conservation legislation.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004: The Last Report on the
Miracles of Little No Horse, by Louise Erdrich (RC
53273) (Fiction)
>From 1912 to 1996 Agnes De Witt has presented herself
to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota as a
benevolent priest, Father Damien, all the while
concealing her female identity. She recalls her life
story while debating what to reveal to an envoy from
the Vatican investigating a nun’s alleged miracles.
Thursday, June 17, 2004: The Seventies: The Great
Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics, by
Bruce J. Schulman (RC 54009) (Non-Fiction)
Historian portrays life in the U.S. in the 1970s, and
shows how the decade transformed American popular
beliefs and cultural attitudes. Analyzes presidential
politics, national policies, and the shift of economic
power. Describes the many social changes, including
racial integration, the graying of America, and the
women’s movement.
If you have any questions, please contact Tom Peters
at tapinformation@yahoo.com or Lori Bell at
lbell927@yahoo.com
months of online, interactive book discussion
programs, sponsored by the Mid-Illinois Talking Book
Center and TAP Information Services.
The group meets on the dates mentioned below in an
ivocalize conference room from 7:00 P.M. Central-8:00
P.M. Central. Everyone is welcome. Tom Peters from TAP
Information Services leads the discussions.
To enter the room, go to this link:
http://www.talkingcommunities.com/entrance.pl?LIB-Auditorium&nopass_field=1
type your name in the name box and click enter to go
into the room. A small software applet will download
on your computer as you enter. To interact with audio,
you need a pc microphone which you can get at Wal-Mart
for under $10. If you do not have a microphone you can
interact with text.
Tuesday, April 20, 2004: Theodore Rex, by Edmund
Morris (RD 53306) (Biography)
This sequel to The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt (RD
14168) concentrates on Roosevelt’s two terms as
president following the 1901 assassination of William
McKinley. Morris examines Roosevelt’s major
achievements, including a Nobel Peace Prize, the
Panama Canal treaty, and enduring antitrust and
conservation legislation.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004: The Last Report on the
Miracles of Little No Horse, by Louise Erdrich (RC
53273) (Fiction)
>From 1912 to 1996 Agnes De Witt has presented herself
to the Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota as a
benevolent priest, Father Damien, all the while
concealing her female identity. She recalls her life
story while debating what to reveal to an envoy from
the Vatican investigating a nun’s alleged miracles.
Thursday, June 17, 2004: The Seventies: The Great
Shift in American Culture, Society, and Politics, by
Bruce J. Schulman (RC 54009) (Non-Fiction)
Historian portrays life in the U.S. in the 1970s, and
shows how the decade transformed American popular
beliefs and cultural attitudes. Analyzes presidential
politics, national policies, and the shift of economic
power. Describes the many social changes, including
racial integration, the graying of America, and the
women’s movement.
If you have any questions, please contact Tom Peters
at tapinformation@yahoo.com or Lori Bell at
lbell927@yahoo.com
Monday, April 12, 2004
April ebookworm show
Join us on Thursday, April 15 at 3:00 p.m. central
time for the monthly online
ebookworm show! The show is hosted by Tom Peters of
TAP Information Services and
sponsored by the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center.
Our guest will be Peter
Scialli. Dr. Scialli is an Associate for Technical
Projects with Bookshare.org
(www.bookshare.org), which is a project of the
Benetech Initiative. Bookshare is
an online community enabling scanned books to be
shared, thus leveraging the
collections of thousands of individuals who regularly
scan books for use by
print-impaired individuals
To listen to the interview and join in the discussion:
1. Go to http://www.mitbc.org/meeting/
2. Click on the “auditorium” link in the information
area on the left
3. Enter your name. No password is necessary.
4. A small software plug-in will automatically
download.
5. Once you are in the room, you can communicate
either via the text chat
window in the left center area of the screen, or, if
you have a microphone
connected to your PC, you can press and hold the
Control key to speak to the
group.
The software used for the program is iVocalize which
allows participants to
communicate with voice over IP, text chat, and allows
users to co-browse web
pages and Power point presentations.
If you have questions, please contact Tom Peters at
tapinformation@yahoo.com or
Lori Bell at lbell927@yahoo.com
time for the monthly online
ebookworm show! The show is hosted by Tom Peters of
TAP Information Services and
sponsored by the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center.
Our guest will be Peter
Scialli. Dr. Scialli is an Associate for Technical
Projects with Bookshare.org
(www.bookshare.org), which is a project of the
Benetech Initiative. Bookshare is
an online community enabling scanned books to be
shared, thus leveraging the
collections of thousands of individuals who regularly
scan books for use by
print-impaired individuals
To listen to the interview and join in the discussion:
1. Go to http://www.mitbc.org/meeting/
2. Click on the “auditorium” link in the information
area on the left
3. Enter your name. No password is necessary.
4. A small software plug-in will automatically
download.
5. Once you are in the room, you can communicate
either via the text chat
window in the left center area of the screen, or, if
you have a microphone
connected to your PC, you can press and hold the
Control key to speak to the
group.
The software used for the program is iVocalize which
allows participants to
communicate with voice over IP, text chat, and allows
users to co-browse web
pages and Power point presentations.
If you have questions, please contact Tom Peters at
tapinformation@yahoo.com or
Lori Bell at lbell927@yahoo.com
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