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Frequently Asked Questions - Magazines on Cartridge
As part of the process of phasing out audio cassettes, the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) and the Texas State Library are converting audio magazines to digital cartridge. Soon magazines will no longer be provided on cassette. We've compiled a list of frequently asked questions about this change. Please contact TBP at 1-800-252-9605 or at tbp.services@tsl.state.tx.us if you have any questions regarding magazines. Q. I only have a cassette player. How will I be able to listen to magazines? A. Since magazines will no longer be produced on cassette, you may use a Digital Talking Book Machine (DTBM), loaned at no charge to patrons, or, you may purchase a commercial digital player. Contact TBP to request a DTBM or a list of compatible commercial digital players. Q. Will the magazine cartridges look different from book cartridges? A. Yes. NLS magazine cartridges are light blue in color and come in a red container imprinted with a distinctive Library of Congress flag logo and the letter "M" on the case. At this time, Texas magazines will be on green cartridges in light grey containers. The return process is the same as for digital books. Q. I receive several magazines. Will they all come on one cartridge? A. If you subscribe to more than one audio magazine, you may receive more than one magazine issue on the same cartridge. When a cartridge with more than one magazine is inserted into a digital player, you will hear instructions for navigating among the magazine issues on that cartridge. Q. How do I get to the next magazine on the cartridge? A. Use the Bookshelf mode on the NLS player to access multiple magazines on a cartridge. To access the Bookshelf mode, press and hold the play/stop button on the digital player until you hear the word "Bookshelf." Then use the fast-forward button to scroll to the next magazine in the list. Use the rewind button to scroll to the previous magazine in the list. Once you hear the title of the magazine you want to read, press the play/stop button. This takes you out of Bookshelf mode and puts you inside the selected magazine issue, where you can use the fast-forward and rewind buttons to move within the magazine. To move to a different magazine, go back into Bookshelf mode as described above. You can read your magazine issues in any order.
Newsletter of the Texas Talking Book Program discussing the group's news and events, suggestions about books available through the program, and other relevant information.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Talking Book Program.Texas Talking Book News, Spring 2013,
periodical,
Spring 2013;
Austin, Texas.
(https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth653584/m1/5/:
accessed July 17, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.;
crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.