[Web4lib] Announcement: Final Report of Field Test of netLibrary Digital Audio Books

[Tom Peters]

Greetings!  In June and July of this year 184 print-impaired library users studied the accessibility and general usaibility of the new downloadable digital audio book service from netLibrary and Recorded Books LLC.
 
The final report on this field test is now available.

I have placed both HTML and Microsoft Word versions on the web.  The direct URL for the HTML version is:

http://www.tapinformation.com/netLibraryfinalreport.htm

The direct URL for the Microsoft Word version (1.5 MB in size) is:

http://www.tapinformation.com/netLibraryfinalreport.doc 

Links to both versions of the final report, as well as to other supporting material, are available at the following URL:

http://www.tapinformation.com/netlibrary.htm

I thank everyone--netLibrary/OCLC staff, participating libraries, end-users--for supporting and participating in this field test of the accessibility and general usability of this service by individuals who are print-impaired.  I also thank the Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center and the Alliance Library System for organizing and supporting this study.

Tom Peters



Tom Peters

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