In 2004 The Swedish Library of Talking Books and Braille started a mass transfer project of the analogue talking books in our library. The project ends in December 2008 and by that time more than 40 000 analogue titles will be transferred to digital (DAISY) titles.
As a result of the IT-political bill (2004/05:175), TPB were commissioned to investigate the possibilities that with broadband services as a base develop a national digital distribution system with print disabled persons as the target group. The assignment has been carried out in cooperation with The Swedish Post and Telecom Agency (PTS) and together with other organizations. The assignment has been reported to the Swedish government in 2008.
The implementation phase 1, downloading project to libraries started in 2006 and is ongoing. Phase 2, downloading to individuals will start with university students in November this year in a project called StudentDirect.
Digitalization and national distribution of talking books (A2D and NDS)
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