Downloading Books from BARD for Your Digital Player

Braille and Audio ReadingDownload

Applying to BARD

Enter the BARD web address herehttps://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/index.cgi

Click here

Make sure thelibrary namematches this

Click here

Fill in all of the informationIdentify the machine to be used

After applying• You will receive a one-time-only temporary password to log in the first time.• CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD!

• Searching for books on BARD

Create this drop-down menu by right-clicking Create a folder to hold yournew BARDdownloads

Enter the BARD web address herehttps://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/index.cgi

Log in here

Choose anysearch method to find your books.

Choose anysearch method to find your books and magazines.

Click the link atthe bottom of yourbook’s description

Click OK

Save it to the folder you created earlier

All the files downloaded from BARD are compressed (“zipped”).

Create a folder for each book to be extracted on your Digital cartridge or flash drive.

Unzipping files

Right-click on the zipped file.Select "Extract All" in thepop-up menu to reveal theExtraction Wizard.

Click "Next".

In the "Select a Destination" look at the "Files will be extracted tothis directory:" section and view where the files will be extractedto. Click "Next" if this is the location you want. Click "Browse" toselect a different location, and then click "Next".

Select the drive you’redownloading yourunzip digital files to.

If you have multiple folders on you cartridges then you need to select the folder where you want that particular book to go to then Click okClick ok

Then click Next

Then click finish

Insert the cartridge and enjoy.

Downloading Books from BARD for Your Digital Player

by Nathan Flinchum on Apr 25, 2012

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