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“Moving DAISY online” Online delivery of DAISY content

“Moving DAISY online” Online delivery of DAISY content. Celia - National Library for Persons with Print Disabilities in Finland Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired (FFVI) Ms Maria Finström Project Manager, the FFVI DAISY International Technical Conference

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“Moving DAISY online” Online delivery of DAISY content

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  1. “Moving DAISY online”Online delivery of DAISY content Celia - National Library for Persons with Print Disabilities in Finland Finnish Federation of the Visually Impaired (FFVI) Ms Maria Finström Project Manager, the FFVI DAISY International Technical Conference 23rd – 25th September 2009, Leipzig, Germany

  2. Presentation structure • Celia and the FFVI • Purpose of the project • Content of the project • Project benefits • Conclusion

  3. About me • Master of Political Science, Åbo Akademi University • Project Manager • Employed by the FFVI since January 2009 • Federation of the Swedish speaking Visually Impaired in Finland (FSVIF), Information Manager, 2007-2009 • Celia Library, short periods between 2005 and 2006

  4. Celia and the FFVI • Key organizations on the disability field in Finland • Both members of the Finnish DAISY Consortium • Celia • A library specialized on material in accessible format • For example, Braille, electronic books and talking books • Has approx. 25 000 DAISY titles • On-demand lending since 2006 • The FFVI • A special service provider • Advocate of the interests of the visually impaired people in Finland • Offers, for example, rehabilitation, IT training, technical aids • Produces newspapers and magazines into digital format

  5. Purpose of the project • To improve the access to information • To offer online services to more people • To offer a non-computer based option • To offer an easy option • To create a basis for a national online delivery system

  6. Target groups • Primary target groups: • Clients who don’t use a computer • Active clients of Celia • A total of 960 of Celia’s clients will be chosen for the project • First stage test group (approx. 100 persons) from the capital region • Clients will be chosen from specific regions • Regions were selected based on their special conditions

  7. Target regions • Target regions: • South-Eastern Finland, largest cities Kouvola, Lappeenranta, Imatra and Kotka • Southern Savonia, largest cities Mikkeli and Savonlinna • Northern Karelia, largest city Joensuu • Päijänne Tavastia, largest city Lahti • Capital region, largest cities Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa

  8. What is needed? • Network-capable player •Internet connection • User support • Online delivery platform supporting DAISY Online

  9. Plextalk PTX1 Pro www.plextalk.com

  10. Benefits • Improved services • Financial savings • A more ecological alternative • A non-computer based option • Availability of current-critical material • User-friendliness • Global trend

  11. Conclusions • Better services • Equality • Co-operation and synergy benefits • Important pilot project

  12. A vision of the future…

  13. Thank you for your attention! More information: Project Manager Maria Finström maria.finstrom@nkl.fi

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