The Many Faces of BARD

The Patron Engagement Section offers The Many Faces of BARD online event the second Thursday of every month, at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. Each monthly event covers one aspect of BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download service) and is open to all.

The topic for the Thursday, December 12, 2024, Many Faces of BARD program will be Advanced Searching: A Deep Dive into the NLS Catalog. The program will begin with a presentation by Dominick Spinelli, Head of the Collections Development Section at NLS. After the presentation, we will entertain questions about the presentation or anything else relating to BARD.

The program will begin at 7:00 p.m. eastern time and last for one hour. NLS will record this program. The session can be joined by going to https://loc.zoomgov.com/j/1619779493?pwd=ATouY0yZdgcnFyoUtqHT43HkSoJwGc.1

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The complete Zoom invitation is below. To review past programming, please go to https://www.loc.gov/nls/news-and-updates/many-faces-of-bard.

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Previous Many Faces of BARD MP3 Recordings

November 2024 Many Faces of BARD [48 minutes/44MB] on Using BARD on the HIMS SensePlayer
October 2024 Many Faces of BARD [55 minutes/60MB] on new BARD My Talking Books skill
August 2024 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/60MB] on BARD: Open Forum (Part 2)
July 2024 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/60MB] on BARD: Open Forum (Part 1)
June 2024 Many Faces of BARD [104 minutes/59MB] on NLS eReader Updates: A Brief Review
May 2024 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/54MB] on Using the Siri Shortcuts for BARD
April 2024 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/54MB] on BARD 2.0: An Introduction and Demonstration
March 2024 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/69MB] on Using the Audio Player in BARD Express: A Demonstration.
February 2024 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/80MB] on Using BARD on Your Smart Speaker: A Demonstration.
January 2024 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/80MB] which was an open discussion on BARD.
October 2023 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/55MB] on BARD 2.0, An Introduction and Demonstration.
September 2023 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/80MB] on Using Your Braille Display to Read Braille BARD Books on Your iPhone
August 2023 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/80MB] on Make the Most of the Features of BARD on the BlindShell Phone
July 2023 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/80MB] on BARD: A Review of Using the Victor Stream Reader
June 2023 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/80MB] on Advanced Search Tips from an Expert
May 2023 Many Faces of BARD [59 minutes/80MB] on BARD Mobile App on the Fire Tablet

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