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BARD Update

BARD Update. Michael Martys Judy Dixon John Brown Neil Bernstein. BARD. Number of patron accounts: 59,748 Number of institutional accounts: 2,084 FY2013 downloads: Patrons Audio: 2,947,475 Braille: 168,453 Institutions Audio: 21,716 Braille: 1,595

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BARD Update

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  1. BARD Update Michael Martys Judy Dixon John Brown Neil Bernstein

  2. BARD • Number of patron accounts: 59,748 • Number of institutional accounts: 2,084 • FY2013 downloads: • Patrons • Audio: 2,947,475 • Braille: 168,453 • Institutions • Audio: 21,716 • Braille: 1,595 • FY2014 downloads (6 months ending 31 March): • Patrons • Audio: 1,582,391 • Braille: 93,734 • Institutions • Audio: 13,307 • Braille: 1,136

  3. BARD: Last two years • November 2012 • Merged Web-Braille • Music, local, foreign-language • Wish list • Links for authors, narrators, and series • BARD API v1.0 for BARD Mobile • Magazine subscriptions • CSS-based layout

  4. BARD Next release • Two main technologies • Solr Search – index server • Distributed BARD • Challenge: Real-time statistics • Plus: BARD API 1.1

  5. BARD Mobile • Downloads (per Apple): 17,600 • iPhone:iPad = 1.65:1 • Users: 10,967 • Devices: 17,251 • Hmmmm……

  6. BARD Mobile • Version 1.1 (iOS) • In development! • Features • Sleep timer • iOS 7 • Magic Tap • Autolock during download • Braille search improvements • New braille shortcut key • Wish List add/delete • New splash screen and icon • Play/Stop and Speed/Tone announcements • Bookmark button hint • Distributed BARD • Dates on Recently Added lists • Debug mode • Bug fixes

  7. Android update • Internal work • New UI

  8. Future versions • Goal: Make web use unnecessary • Get rid of web view • e.g. My previous downloads/Most popular downloads • Apply for and manage accounts • Features • Keyword Search • Bookmark/bookshelf sync • Better status reporting (alerts) • Customizable global filters • Braille auto-reflow/autoscroll/smart navigation • Multiple users for classroom environments (iPad) • Automatic download of next wish list item • What else? You tell us.

  9. BARD Mobile • Braille demo

  10. Q&A • Thanks!

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