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BARD

BARD. Michael Martys NLS/BPH Automation Officer mmartys@loc.gov • 202-707-9313. What is BARD?. B raille and A udio R eading D ownload Website hosted by Library Of Congress Purpose:

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BARD

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  1. BARD Michael Martys NLS/BPH Automation Officer mmartys@loc.gov • 202-707-9313

  2. What is BARD? • Braille and Audio Reading Download • Website hosted by Library Of Congress • Purpose: • Provide NLS patrons with internet access to the NLS collection of braille and digital talking books, magazines, and music materials • Act as an on-line archive for NLS collection

  3. BARD Design Requirements • BARD should appear ‘branded’ - that it is coming from affiliated libraries • Ensure users comply with NLS program eligibility requirements • Allow for collection of circulation statistics for each affiliated library

  4. BARD Design Goals • Simple • Accessible • Usable

  5. BARD History BARD was deployed in four phases, beginning in October 2006

  6. BARD – Phase 1 • First phase: Closed pilot • 100 hand-picked testers, using special modified players provided by NLS • October 13, 2006 to August 30, 2007 • Goals: • Are we making DTBs correctly? • How would patrons use a download service?

  7. BARD – phase 1 • At conclusion August 30, 2007 • 6,656 books available • 12 magazines/ 228 issues • Over 5,000 downloads • 92% “I could navigate everywhere I wished with ease” (of those rating navigation) • 94% “I had no problems downloading this book”

  8. BARD – phase 2 • Second phase: Expanded pilot • Open to all eligible patrons who can acquire players • August 30, 2007 to April 29, 2009 • Goals: • How should patrons sign up for BARD service • Will our DTBs work on 3rd party players • How to provide support to patrons • Determine method to send statistics to libraries

  9. BARD – phase 2 cont. • At conclusion April 29, 2009 • 14,700 books available for download • 44 magazines, 1,007 issues available for download • 5,600 patron accounts • 318,000 books downloaded • 31,100 magazines downloaded • 7,100 support email messages processed

  10. BARD – phase 2 • System worked well – patrons satisfied • Biggest issues: • E-mail spam filters • Weakest link is transfer of book from computer to player

  11. BARD – phase 3 • Third phase: Open system • NLS player now being distributed • BARD open to all eligible NLS patrons • Goal: • Transition to a production system

  12. BARD – phase 3 cont • As of October 31, 2009 • 16,514 books available for download • 45 magazines, 1,317 issues • 9,200 patron accounts • 807,000 books downloaded • 67,000 magazines downloaded • 12,300 support email messages processed

  13. BARD – Phase 4 • Fourth phase: Affiliated libraries take over • Goals: • Implement affiliated library branding • Affiliated libraries take over front line BARD patron support • Expected start: • Late November 2009

  14. Long Term • Phase 4 predictions • 37,000 BARD users, 2.8M downloads by end of 2010 • 70,000 BARD users, 6.6M downloads by end of 2011.

  15. Demo • BARD Application process • BARD main page • Search for book • Search for magazine • Statistics • Voyager based search https://nlsbard.loc.gov http://www.loc.gov/nls

  16. BARD Future • Web braille / Music • Support for new player initiatives

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