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| The NLS consultant group will be receiving a email address for the entire group. With consultants often on the road, emails to this address can be handled by one of the consultants on site.\\ | The NLS consultant group will be receiving a email address for the entire group. With consultants often on the road, emails to this address can be handled by one of the consultants on site.\\ | ||
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| - | **South Question:** Issue with patrons being transfer between states but not being transfer out of BARD.\\ | + | **Southern:** Issue with patrons being transfer between states but not being transfer out of BARD.\\ |
| - | **NLS Answer:** Possibilities were discussed. Mike Martys stated that once PIMMS becomes operational, | + | **NLS Response:** Possibilities were discussed. Mike Martys stated that once PIMMS becomes operational, |
| - | **North Question:** Update on Android App? | + | **Northern:** Update on Android App? |
| - | **NLS Answer:** Mike Martys said that the app is still being tested internally.\\ | + | **NLS Response:** Mike Martys said that the app is still being tested internally.\\ |
| - | **North Question:** Update on Apple App?\\ | + | **Northern:** Update on Apple App?\\ |
| - | **NLS Answer:** Mike Martys said that the company doing the program has started to contact beta testers.\\ | + | **NLS Response:** Mike Martys said that the company doing the program has started to contact beta testers.\\ |
| - | **North Question:** Update on blank cartridges.\\ | + | **Northern:** Update on blank cartridges.\\ |
| - | **NLS Answer:** Richard responded that the money has been budgeted and the process is moving forward. It looks like shipments will begin by the end of the calendar year.\\ | + | **NLS Response:** Richard responded that the money has been budgeted and the process is moving forward. It looks like shipments will begin by the end of the calendar year.\\ |
| - | **West Question:** Update on RC Excess?\\ | + | **Western:** Update on RC Excess?\\ |
| - | **NLS Answer:** Steve Prine answered that the disposal contract has been awarded. Two agencies will be receiving the cassettes. Mailing cards now need to be printed. NLS needs to get an estimate of the total number of cassettes that will be excessed.\\ | + | **NLS Response:** Steve Prine answered that the disposal contract has been awarded. Two agencies will be receiving the cassettes. Mailing cards now need to be printed. NLS needs to get an estimate of the total number of cassettes that will be excessed.\\ |
| - | **West Question:** Update on Braille Excess?\\ | + | **Western:** Update on Braille Excess?\\ |
| - | **NLS Answer:** Steve Prine answered that NLS is waiting for a response from the US Postal Service. This effects only excess braille that is going to foreign countries. Excess braille going to a library in the US will be shipped FREE MATTER.\\ | + | **NLS Response:** Steve Prine answered that NLS is waiting for a response from the US Postal Service. This effects only excess braille that is going to foreign countries. Excess braille going to a library in the US will be shipped FREE MATTER.\\ |
| - | **West Question:** Future possible cost of commercial audiobooks? | + | **Western:** Future possible cost of commercial audiobooks? |
| - | **NLS Answer:** Steve Prine answered that early on Hachette had set the bar by announcing that it would be donating it books at no charge to NLS. Other publishers have followed suit. Harper Collins will be coming on board soon. | + | **NLS Response:** Steve Prine answered that early on Hachette had set the bar by announcing that it would be donating it books at no charge to NLS. Other publishers have followed suit. Harper Collins will be coming on board soon. |
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