Network Bulletin 97-11 Date: February 7, 1997 Subject: Conferences Index term: NLS programs at the ALA midwinter conference During the ALA midwinter conference in Washington, D.C., NLS, in conjunction with other elements of the Library of Congress (LC), will be offering informational programs. The schedule for the NLS presentations follows: 8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 15, 1997 "A Virtual Tour of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped" NLS staff will provide information about the talking-book service and its cooperating network. Topics covered will be the history of the program, how it functions today, and expectations of how the service will make the transition to the twenty-first century. The program will include a video, handouts, and coffee and pastries. 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m., Saturday, February 15, 1997 "Using Adaptive Technology to Access the Internet" Blind and visually impaired persons will demonstrate the use of the Internet both as an individual tool for information retrieval and as a public-access configuration. Both text- based and graphical browsers will be demonstrated in a variety of Web environments. The demonstrations are scheduled to be held in the sixth- floor Mumford Room of the LC Madison Building. The Madison building is across the street from the Capitol South Metro station. Conference attendees with an interest in the talking-book program are invited to attend. Attendees are also welcome to visit the NLS booth, number 2072, in the conference exhibit hall. For more information contact: Carolyn H. Sung Chief, Network Division