NLS contract drawings, documents and specifications

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Drawings

• 1014 Book Label (February 2009) 322kb (PDF)
• 1401 Mailing Container Book Label (October 2008) 172kb (PDF)
• 1402 Mailing Container Book No Label (October 2008) 250kb (PDF)
• 1403 Container 3D (October 2008) 3.31MB (PDF)
• 1403 Container 3D Closed (October 2008) 3.56MB (PDF)
• 1403 Mailing Container (October 2008) 262kb (PDF)
• 1417 Artwork (October 2008) 218kb (PDF)

Documents

• Network Guideline: #1-2006; Requirements for Digital Audio Master Recordings of Magazines Originated by Network Libraries; April 28, 2006
• Network Guidelines: #2-2008; Production of Digitally Recorded Audio Masters for Books Originated by Network Libraries Part 1: Cassette Books; April 28, 2008.
• Network DTB Guideline: NG03:2008; Requirements for Digital Talking Books to Ensure Correct Operation in DS1 and DA1 Players; (Version 1.0b) May 2008.
• Guidelines for applying navigation markers to digital talking books (DTBs); June 20, 2005

Specifications

• 101-3 Performance Specification Cassette Book ,Machine (April 2003)
• 102 E-1 Easy Cassette Machine
• 202 Cassette Book Duplication (December 1990)
• 203 Four-Track Monaural Open Reel Inter-master (July 1995)
• 300 Book Mastering (July 2000)
• 301 Magazine Mastering (February 1997)
• 304 Requirements for Narration and Copies of Cassette Magazines (November 2000)
• 403 Labeling and Packaging Cassette Books (February 1997)
• 404 Labeling and Packaging Cassette Magazines (January 2003)
• 410 Mailing Carton Labels (October 1998)
• 420: 2008 Labeling and Packaging of Books on Digital Talking-Book Cartridges (June 2009) 2.04kb (PDF)
• 603 Nickel Cadmium Battery (April 2003)
• 604 Cassette Mailing Containers (August 1993)
  • LC6041EV-N1 194kb (PDF)
  • LC6041EV-N2 74kb (PDF)
  • LC6041ME-F1 187kb (PDF)
  • LC6041ME-F2 88kb (PDF)
• 607 Headphone Amplifier (December 2004)
• 700 Blank Analog Audio Tape Cassette (February 1998)
• 701 Library Grade Cassette Shells (October 1994)
• 702 Tape Specification (7-inch Open Reel, Pre-timed for Mastering purposes) (March 1980)
• 703 Blank Tape Open Reel (7 inch Copying) (January 1991)
• 704 C-0 Cassette Shells for Magazines (June 1997)
• 800 Braille Books & Pamphlets (February 2008)
• 801 Braille Magazines or Newspapers (July 2000)
• 803 Print/Braille Books (February 1997)
• 804 Collapsible Mailing Container for Braille Books & Magazines (June 1998)
  • LC642 483kb (PDF)
• 900 Duplication of NLS Digital Talking-Book Format (Book and Magazine) Cartridges (May 2009) 1.65mb
(PDF)
• 1202 Requirements for Distribution Source Files, Review Copies and Blank Recordable Compact Disc (November 2006)
• 1203 Construction of Digital Talking Books (November 2006)
• 1204 Construction of Audio Magazines in the Digital Talking Book Format (April 2007)
• 1205 Protected Digital Talking Book (November 2007)
• 1206 Uploading Digital Talking Books and Magazines (June 2009) 1.7mb (PDF)

Posted 2009-12-08

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