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Network Bulletin No. 05-19


Date: April 15, 2005



 
Subject:        Reference materials       
Index term    Subject Index to Network Bulletins and Other Reports    


      
The January-December 2004 __Subject Index to Network Bulletins and Other NLS
Reports __is enclosed.  We welcome your comments on the usefulness of this annual
index and any ideas for improvement.
       
       
            
       
Enclosure
       

For further information contact:   
Linda Redmond
Head, Reference Section

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Subject Index to Network Bulletins and Other NLS Reports
January-December 2004

Note:  This document is a subject index to network bulletins and the occasional reports to the
network that are listed below.  Network bulletins are indexed by bulletin number alone; other
reference documents have their alphabet symbols before the numbers. 

AR   Automation Report                           OA   Operations Alerts
M&A  Machines and Accessories            OT   Other Transmittals
MS   Media Services                               PR   Publications Report
NA   Focus on Native Americans            TIE  Timely Information
                                        Exchange*

*TIE: electronic messages sent to a select group of e-mail addresses

Subject                                           Network Bulletin
                                                       or Report Number
                                                                                                                                                            
Added Entries
spring 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT
summer 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   OT
fall 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT
winter 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT

Address list
address list for cooperating libraries . . . . . . TIE 04-04

ALA Standards
draft revision of the  Revised Standards and Guidelines of Service for the 
Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically 
Handicapped, 1995
                                                                           04-19, 04-61
Automated copy allotment
April MARC download available. . . . . . . . .     .  TIE 04-13, 04-14
bibliographic download and WebNet availability . . . . .     TIE 04-18
bibliographic downloads Bill Clinton's My Life . . . .    .  TIE 04-24
delivery verification report . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     TIE 04-05
MARC download for April. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     TIE 04-13
MARC download for June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     TIE 04-19

Automation activities
NLS WebNet, READS hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         TIE 04-26
WebNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       TIE 04-16
Awards
draft proposal for an NLS/BPH Network Library of the Year award    04-29
nomination for the Francis Joseph Campbell Citation and Award      04-64
Schneider Family Book Award. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             04-28

Book collection
announced book pulled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   TIE 04-06
book number changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   TIE 04-12
braille titles from JBI International. . . . . . . . . . . .                 04-40
cassette book warranty address . . . . . . . . . . . .                   TIE 04-17
print/braille book BR 16008 cancelled. . . . . . . . . . . .                 04-67
rush book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   TIE 04-20,TIE 04-22
unassigned book numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   04-37

Books wanted
December 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..    OT
January 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT
February 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT
March 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT
April 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT
May 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT
June 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT
July 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   OT
August 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT
September 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   OT
October 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . OT
November 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     OT

Braille Book Review
Braille Book Review    book number corrections . . . . .TIE 04-29

Braille mailing containers
mailing supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04-65

Budget, NLS
NLS share of program costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04-13

Certification and eligibility
number of blind and vision-impaired Americans expected to 
increase                                                   04-38

Collection development
Collection Development Advisory Group 2004 recommendations and NLS 
responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .04-33


Comprehensive Mailing List System (CMLS)
canceled or suspended patrons  . . . . . . . . . . .      . . . .04-54
comparing and reconciling patron data. . . . . . . . . . . .     04-55
Data Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     OA 04-01, 04-02
NLS systems at Data Management . . . . . . . . . . .          OA 04-04
NLS WebNet, READS hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       TIE 04-26
patron birth year entries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       04-26
two new features on NLS WebNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     04-16
WebNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           04-16

Digital Long-Term Planning Group
report from the May 2003 meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      04-06

Digital talking books
article in   AccessWorld   magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . .       04-44
Executive Summary: Current Strategic Business Plan   on cassette   04-69
flash memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         04-57 
NLS Business Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       TIE 04-02
RAID Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       TIE 04-01
technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       04-24
                              
Excess and Redistribution Program (XESS)
annual XESS cycle for braille titles . . . . . . . . . . . .   04-30
fall 2004 cycle announced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   04-45
spring 2004 cycle announced. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   04-12

Factsheets
2005 Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
Magazines Produced by Network Libraries. . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
Selected Sources for Electronic Texts. . . . . . . . . . .                   04-56
Selected Veterans Organizations. . . . . . . . . . .                  04-14, 04-56
Sources for Purchase of Cassette Players and Player-Recorders 
Compatible with Recorded Materials Produced by the National Library Service 
(NLS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   . .  04-14, TIE 04-09
                                                
Focus on Native Americans
Native American program at the National Conference . . .                NA 04-01
Native American titles in process. . . . . . .                . . . . . NA 03-04

Machine repair
E-1 machine repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               TIE 04-10
machine repair annual statistics report. . . . . . . . .               M&A 04-05


Machines
CBM identification label reorder request . . . . . . . .              M&A 04-04
current warranty status on playback machines . . . . . . 		    M&A 04-01
headphone amplifier device . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             .  M&A 04-03
instructions for shipping C-1 cassette machines to MSCW. . .              04-31
National Audio Equipment Advisory Committee recommendations 
and NLS responses, 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .               .M&A  04-02
Telex E-1 warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                QA 04-07

Magazines 
Braille Book Review   book number corrections. . . . . .              TIE 04-29
January-February   Talking Book Topics . . . . . . . . .              TIE 04-03
reporting form for   Magazines Produced by Network Libraries              04-41
Spider   magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                TIE 01-21
titles selected for six-month pilot test . . . . . . . . . .              04-03
Vital Speeches of the Day,   a new QA magazine . . . . . . .              04-02

Media services
"A Good Book is Worth Sharing" . . . . . . . . . . . . .                MS 04-02
     
MSCE Quality Assurance Program
Grand Canyon Women   added to the program. . . . . . . . . .04-18

Narrators
"About the Narrator" web site launched . . . . . . . . . . .04-09

National Conference of Librarians Serving Blind and Physically Handicapped Individuals,
2004
agenda and registration form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            04-07                              04-07
agenda and registration information. . . . . . . . . . . . .          04-21
correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          TIE 04-11
hotel reservations for national conference . . . . . . .          TIE 04-08
resolutions and NLS responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          04-66
resource information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          TIE 04-15
I
National outreach and communication projects
2005 campaign kickoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          	   04-59
new toll-free number 1-888-NLS-READ. . . . . . . . . . .   			OA 04-08
NLS announces 10� Talking-Book Club. . . . . . . . . . . .                 04-62

NLS Bestseller Report
December 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
January 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      OT
February 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
March 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
April 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
May 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    OT
June 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
July 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
August 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
September 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
October 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
November 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT
December 2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  OT

NLS International Union Catalog
web links to search the NLS catalog. . . . . . . . .                         04-17             

NLS Operations Alerts
correction on Network Bulletin 04-62 . . . . . . . . . .                       OA 04-05
Data Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      OA 04-01, 04-02
distribution list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      04-50
IRS 2004 tax forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       OA 04-06
NLS systems at Data Management . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      
                                               						 OA 04-04
new toll-free number 1-888-NLS-READ. . . . . . . . . . .           	   	 OA 04-08
press releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       OA 04-03
Telex E-1 warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       OA 04-07

NLS public web site
revised home page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                   04-53

Promotional materials
"A Good Book is Worth Sharing" . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       MS 04-02
poster image on web. . . . . . . . . . . . .                      TIE 04-25, TIE 04-25A
poster release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       MS 04-01

Publications 
Creating an Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       .TIE 04-07
Creating an Annotation   and brochures about machine-repair volunteers
                                                                                  04-15

Readership and Circulation
2004 annual reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     04-58
2004 semiannual reports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     04-23

Reading at Risk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     04-39


READS
NLS WebNet, READS hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     TIE 04-26
     
Reference materials
Braille Literacy: Resources for Instruction, Writing Equipment, and Supplies
                                                                                 04-60
correct web site for the 2004 Library Resources. . . . .                     TIE 04-23
Deaf-Blindness: National Organizations and Resources, 2004 .                     04-36
Facts: 2005 Calendars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      OT
Facts: Magazines Produced by Network Libraries . . . . . . . .                      OT
Facts: Selected Sources for Electronic Texts . . . . . . .                        04-56
Facts: Selected Veterans Organizations . . . . . . .                       04-14, 04-56
Facts: Sources for Purchase of Cassette Players and Player-Recorders Compatible 
with Recorded Materials Produced by the National Library Service (NLS) 
 . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                       04-14, 04-56, TIE 04-09
Guide to Spoken-Word Recordings: Popular Literature, 2004. .                       04-56
Information for Travelers with Physical or Visual Disabilities, 2002               04-56
Library Resources for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 2004                   04-43
Physical Disabilities: Information and Advocacy Organizations, 2003 		     04-14  
recorded reference documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                         04-56
Subject Index to Network Bulletins and Other Reports . . . .                       04-20
     
Staff, network
2005 schedule of orientation for network staff . . . . . . .                       04-49
Florida libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                       TIE 04-28
vacancies
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                               4-01, 04-22
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                -04, 04-35
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                               04-48
Missouri. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                              04-42, TIE 04-27
New Jersey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             04-11
Oregon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             04-63
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             04-32
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             04-68
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                             04-46

Staff, NLS
deputy director appointed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  04-10
direct-dial telephone numbers and e-mail addresses . . . . .                  04-08
head, Inventory Management Section . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  04-51
information technology specialist appointed in the Engineering 
Section                                              					04-52
travel plan for FY 2005, network requests for NLS staff 
visits                                                    				04-34

Surveys
annual network survey and the Network Library Database . . .                    04-05
biennial catalog order form. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                     PR 04-01
braille music survey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    04-27
NLS patron survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                      04-25

Talking Book Topics
January-February Talking Book Topics . . . . . . . . .                   TIE 04-03

Timely Information Exchange (TIE)
address list for cooperating libraries . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-04
announced book pulled. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-06
April MARC download available. . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-14
bibliographic download & WebNet availability . . . . . .                 TIE 04-18
bibliographic downloads Bill Clinton's My Life . . . . .                 TIE 04-24
book number changes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-12
Braille Book Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-29
cassette book warranty address . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-17
correct web site for the 2004   Library Resources. . . .                 TIE 04-23
correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-11
correction to poster image on web. . . . . . . . . . .                  TIE 04-25A
Creating an Annotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-07
delivery verification report . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-05
E-1 machine repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-10
Florida libraries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-28
hotel reservations for national conference . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-08
January-February   Talking Book Topics . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-03
MARC download for April. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-13
MARC download for June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 TIE 04-19
NLS Business Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                        TIE 04-02
NLS WebNet, READS hotline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  TIE 04-26
poster image on web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  TIE 04-25
RAID Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  TIE 04-01
resource information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  TIE 04-15
rush book. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                        TIE 04-20,04-22 
Spider   magazine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  TIE 01-21
staff vacancy, Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  TIE 04-27
stock number for Facts:   Sources for Purchase of Cassette Players and 
Player-Recorders Compatible with Recorded Materials Produced by the 
National Library Service (NLS) . . . . . . . . . . . . .                  TIE 04-09
WebNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                                               TIE 04-16

Volunteers
national recognition for library and machine-repair volunteers                 04-47

Web-based audio magazine program
titles selected for six-month pilot test . . . . . . . . . .                   04-03