Audio Ebook Expo Webcast and Audiocast on October 29

[Lori Bell]

Greetings!

You are invited to attend the Alliance Library
System/Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center Audio Ebook
Expo on Friday, October 29 via webcast or audiocast.
There is no charge to participate. Instructions are
below. Speakers include: Tom Peters of TAP Information
Services; Steve Potash of Overdrive, Inc.; Jenny
Levine of Metropolitan Library System; Jane
Chamberlain, Bloomington Public Library; Judy Dixon,
NLS; Sharon Ruda, Illinois State Library Talking Book
and Braille Service, and Diana Sussman, Southern
Illinois Talking Book Center. Topics range from
cutting edge digital audiobook programs for all types
of libraries to ebook management systems to an
overview of MP3 players and handheld devices; and the
NLS digital talking book program for the visually
impaired.
 
To access the Alliance Library System/Mid-Illinois
Talking Book Center Audio Ebook Expo webcast on
October 29 from 9:00-3:30, please check the Alliance
Library System website at
http://www.alliancelibrarysystem.com for a live link
that will take you to the webcast.  There is
no charge. The list of programs for the webcast is
available at
http://www.mitbc.org/audioebook/webcast.htm.  Computer
requirements for the webcast are listed below.  The
webcast is a live video and audio feed of the
programs.

To access the Alliance Library System/Mid-Illinois
Talking Book Center Audio Ebook Audiocast on Friday,
October 29, go to 
http://www.tcconference.com/lib/?auditorium&nopass_field=1,

type your name and click enter. A small applet will
download to your computer as you enter the room.  
 
The audiocast program is located at
http://www.mitbc.org/audioebook/audiocast.htm
Computer requirements for the audiocast are listed
below.  The audiocast is a live audio feed of the
listed programs.

 
Here are the computer requirements for the webcast:
 
Webcast Requirements

Internet Connection

Requirements to participate in a web cast from each
library are a PC with a high speed Internet line. We
have tested the programs that we broadcast on 56K
modems and the result is satisfactory, but not as high
quality as can be received with more bandwidth. If you
have a dial-access line under 50K, we recommend that
you listen to the program via audio. The audio is
quite good even though the video quality is degraded
due to line speed. 

Windows PC
Your PC should be running Windows. More features are
available with Windows 2000 or Windows XP, although
web casting works with Windows 95, Windows 98 Windows
98SE, Windows NT, or Windows ME. The more recent
operating systems offer more features as part of the
system. 

WindowsMedia Player 9.0
This is the latest version of the WindowsMedia player
and is available for upgrade from this page or the
Microsoft web site. Due to the new features, ALS has
adopted this as the standard for processing or
receiving web casting. You should use the latest
version of Windows Media for the Windows operating
system you are using.

Sound Card and Speakers or Headphones
Since a great deal of the information communicated in
a web cast is audio, it is essential that you have a
sound card and speakers. If your PC is in a public
area or can disturb other people, you will want to
invest in one or more headsets.

Computer requirements for the audiocast: 
To use this software, you need to have the following:
Windows 98 or above 
Memory 64 MB or above
Browser IE 6 or higher
Memory 64 MB or more
Bandwidth 28.8 k or higher
Sound card, speakers
  
 




 



		
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