idea for libraries & librarians
Here’s an idea:
Download a bunch of LibriVox books (best perhaps to sample to hear the quality … solo books will be safest, since you’ll know more or less the quality of the whole book by listening to a bit of one chapter).
then put those mp3s into itunes on one of your computers (PC or mac)… and offer a service to upload our books to patrons’ ipods … or to transfer the mp3s to any other mp3 player, or even to USB memory keys.
LibriVox Feeds
March 22nd, 2007 at 11:32 pm
I am a librarian and I have catalogued a librivox title into our catalog as an audio book. The cataloging points to the link, so anyone can download it from Librivox. I need to add more!
March 23rd, 2007 at 7:25 am
hi george… that’s excellent…i think one good thing libraries could do is take advantage of their broadband connections for patrons who are less savvy. Some libraries are buying ipods/mp3 players, and stocking them up with audio books, and lending those out…
interesting times for librarians!
March 23rd, 2007 at 10:54 am
I’m a librarian in a college and have downloaded set books, poetry and shakespeare sonnets for lecturers. You’re providing a very useful service indeed - look forward to more stuff!
March 23rd, 2007 at 3:09 pm
wonderful … to both ruth and george, what libraries do you work at (out of curiosity)?
March 23rd, 2007 at 6:50 pm
when can i down load
March 24th, 2007 at 11:40 am
you can download now!
you can browse our catalog: here.
March 25th, 2007 at 8:51 am
I work in a library in Westminster in London