New Jersey Library for the Blind & Handicapped
2300 Stuyvesant Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618
About Web-Braille
To register for WebBraille, contact the New Jersey Library for
the Blind and Handicapped at 1-800-792-8322 or njlbh@njstatelib.org
Web-Braille is a type of Braille book produced by the National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. Web-Braille includes
files for books produced since the early 1990s, files for all NLS-produced Braille
magazines, files for NLS-produced music scores and books about music, as well
as files for Braille books produced through libraries in the NLS network of cooperating
libraries. Print/Braille, foreign language, and grade 1 Braille books are not
included. NLS will continue to add new books to Web-Braille as they are approved
for shipment.
Web-Braille is accessed through the NLS catalog, www.loc/nls,
once a password has been obtained from LBH. Web-Braille books can be searched
in the NLS online catalog. A link to each volume of a Web-Braille title will appear
in the search results. When a Web-Braille link is selected, you will be prompted
for your Web-Braille username and password (first obtained from LBH). Web-Braille
book files are in grade 2 Braille ASCII format.
Web-Braille files may be read online or may be downloaded for offline
viewing or embossing with a Braille display, Braille-aware notetaker, or Braille
embosser.
For additional information, visit the NLS website at:
http://www.loc.gov/nls/reference/factsheets/webbraille2003.html
For a full catalog of Web-Braille books, visit www.loc.gov/nls/textcatalog
On the quick search page, type the words web braille in
the keyword field.
