Quick start guide: BARD Mobile App using iphone provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress

Description: BARD (Braille and Audio Reading Download) BARD is a free library service of recorded and braille books and magazines for residents of the United States and to American citizens abroad who are unable to read or use standard printed material because of visual or physical disabilities. BARD is provided by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress, in cooperation with a network of regional and subregional libraries. http://www.loc.gov/nls/bardnls/index.html

NOTE: This guide assumes you already subscribe to BARD. It is best to do the downloading of selections while you have Wi-Fi access. This guide assumes use of voice over. This guide also assumes that you are familiar with the Advanced NLS Player.

Step 1: Install the Free app, BARD Mobile from the App Store. Click Free, and Install.

Step 2: Sign in to BARD with User ID and Password. Accept the end user license agreement.

Step 3: Download a book. There are two methods for downloading a book with the BARD mobile app. Method 1 for Recent Titles: Locate the “GET BOOKS” tab and double tap. This takes you to Recently added titles. Select from these choices: Audio books, Audio magazines, Braille books, or Braille Magazines. Select a title from the list. Double Tap OK, and the selection will be downloaded to the bookshelf.

Method 2 for All Titles: Locate the “GET BOOKS” tab and double tap. Navigate to BROWSE BARD option. Double Tap BROWSE BARD. You are now on the BARD website. Navigate to Search Collection. Double tap to open edit. Enter key words for search (author, title, annotation, reader). Once search word is entered, double tap GO. Make a selection, then double tap. Now navigate to end of selection information, double tap on Add to my Wish List.

Navigate to Get Books. Double Tap. This gets back to the BARD mobile app. Navigate to Wish List and double tap. A question asks, “do you want to download?”, double tap OK. Selection is Downloaded to bookshelf.

Step 4: Reading a book. To load a title into active reading, navigate to BOOKSHELF tab, choose a section, and then under the section choose a title. Double clicking on the title will load it and open the NOW READING tab. Navigate to the green play button. Double tap to start reading. Double tap to stop reading. From the START button a single swipe left takes you to the REWIND button and a single swipe right takes you to the FORWARD button.

A double tap on the REWIND and FORWARD buttons moves 5 seconds forward or backward in the selection. A double tap and hold starts a progressive move through the selection.

To change speed or tone, navigate to the toggle button which toggles between speed and tone. To change speed, double tap until you hear the word, speed. Now swipe to the right to control speed. Flick up or down to change the speed.

To change tone, swipe to the left. Double tap the speed button to change it to tone. Swipe back to the right. Now flick up or down to change the tone.

To navigate the selection, Immediately above the START, REWIND, and FORWARD buttons is the set of jump control buttons. Double tapping on the JUMP button toggles through choices that depend on the layout of the item you are reading. Flick to the right to get to the NEXT button. Flick back twice to get to the PREVIOUS button.

Two swipes to the left of the JUMP button and directly above the NEXT button, is the BOOKMARK button. Double tap to insert bookmarks. To removing bookmarks navigate to the existing bookmark, double tap the BOOKMARK button within 5 seconds.

NOTE: For uninterrupted listening put the iphone in airplane mode.

Support information:

For Additional Help on how to use the BARD Mobile app: Go to Bookshelf, navigate to Help, double tap. Double tap on BARD User Guide. Double tap to open and double tap PLAY to read.

Youtube

BARD Mobile Introduction – YourTube http://www.povidi.com/yourtube/vid.py?id=oFocDhTa1FM

BARD Mobile Read an Audiobook - YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1QJ38itggI&list=PLpAGnumt6iV7Aap_-C8b- 8pR_HCxnh_Ls&index=5

Web sites

BARD Instructions https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/instructions.html

BARD Enrollment Application https://nlsbard.loc.gov/NLS/ApplicationInstructions.html