Network Bulletin No. 04-10
Date: February 6, 2004
Subject: Staff, NLS
Index Term: Deputy Director Appointed
Michael M. Moodie has been appointed deputy director of the National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of
Congress.
Moodie, who has held progressively responsible positions at NLS over the
past twenty-five years, has been the national talking book program's
research and development officer since 1990. He is credited with playing a
key coordinating role in NLS's work to date transitioning from the current
analog cassette book and magazine program to a digital format.
"Michael Moodie will oversee the NLS program's third major audio
technology change since its inception in 1931...originally vinyl records, then
cassette tapes in the 1960s," said Frank Kurt Cylke, NLS director, who
announced Moodie's appointment on January 12. "He brings unique,
cutting-edge knowledge to this new NLS leadership role. Moodie's
thirteen-year tenure as research and development officer has allowed him to
build a strong presence in international digital audio technology
development," Cylke said.
Moodie chaired the National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
committee which, over a four-year period, brought "Specifications for the
Digital Talking Book" to completion as ASNI/NISO Z39.86-2002, an
American National Standard. He has researched the application of solid-
state memory (SSM) technologies to the NLS digital program, identifying
requirements, coordinating technical seminars on SSM issues, chairing
briefings from SSM industry leaders, and tracking SSM costs. Moodie
coordinated numerous technical projects related to the development of
digital talking books (DTBs) and headed a technical team developing
automated production tools for DTBs. He was responsible for coordinating
the development of Web-Braille, the world's first repository of online grade
2 braille books, magazines, and music. He was also a key member of the
team that developed a web-based distribution system for digital audio
magazines, which will eventually allow NLS patrons access to all NLS
audio magazines online.
Moodie' s earlier positions with NLS included seven years as assistant head
of the Production Control Section and five years as recording studio
director. Moodie earned a master's degree in business management from
The Johns Hopkins University in 1997. He completed his undergraduate
studies at Syracuse University, with a bachelor's degree in psychology in
1968.
For additional information contact:
Robert E. Fistick
Head, Publications and Media Section
Telephone: (202) 707-9279
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