Search Results - "Talking Books"

Updates on the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Disabled.

Authors: Layman, Mark

Source: Booklist. 6/1/2026, Vol. 122 Issue 10, p118-118. 1p.

Subject Terms: *Reading materials, *Digital libraries, *Literacy programs, Audiobooks, Talking books

Celebrating the Andrew Heiskell Library.

Authors: Fleet, Chancey

Source: Library Journal. Aug2025, Vol. 150 Issue 8, p8-9. 2p.

Talking Books: Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin and a New Way To Read.

Source: Kirkus Reviews. 2/15/2026, Vol. 94 Issue 4, p111-111. 1/3p. 1 Color Photograph.

Talking Books: Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin and a New Way to Read.

Authors: KNOTH, MAEVE VISSER

Source: Horn Book Magazine. Jan/Feb2026, Vol. 102 Issue 1, p89-89. 1/2p. 1 Color Photograph.

Subject Terms: Audiobooks, Nonfiction

Reviews & Products: Talking Books: Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin & a New Way to Read (Book)

People: Lacika, Jenny, Fortson, Ashanti, Irwin, Robert Benjamin, 1883-1951

Talking Books: Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin and a New Way to Read.

Authors: O’Leary, Casey

Source: Booklist. 1/1/2026, Vol. 122 Issue 5, p61-61. 1/5p.

Subject Terms: Nonfiction

Reviews & Products: Talking Books: Audiobook Inventor Dr. Robert B. Irwin & a New Way to Read (Book)

People: Lacika, Jenny, Fortson, Ashanti, Irwin, Robert Benjamin, 1883-1951

Libraries for all - the Swedish way.

Authors: Hirschfeldt, Ingar Beckman¹

Source: IFLA Conference Proceedings. 2005, p1-5. 5p.

What do Blind People Want from Talking Books?

Authors: Getz, Irith¹

Source: IFLA Conference Proceedings. 2003, p1-6. 6p.

Reading with Your Ears.

Authors: Mediatore, Kaite Chelton, Mary K.

Source: Reference & User Services Quarterly. Summer2003, Vol. 42 Issue 4, p318. 6p.

Subjects: Audiobooks, Talking books, Library users, Librarians, Libraries

Find a Way to Offer Playaway.

Authors: Pope, Kitty Peters, Tom Bell, Lori et al.

Source: Searcher (1070-4795). Mar2009, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p48-53. 6p. 1 Black and White Photograph.

Subjects: Talking books, Audiobooks, Sound recordings, Reading interests of blind people, High school students, College students, Comprehension

A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AVAILABILITY AND ACCESS TO ALTERNATIVE FORMAT BY VISUALLY IMPAIRED ADULTS AND STUDENTS IN NIGERIA.

Authors: Adetoro, Niran¹ niranadetoro@yahoo.com

Source: African Research & Documentation. 2012, Issue 119, p15-25. 11p.

"Making Time" for Reading: Factors That Influence the Success of Multimedia Reading in the Home.

Authors: Oakley, Grace Jay, Jenny

Source: Reading Teacher. Nov2008, Vol. 62 Issue 3, p246-255. 10p. 3 Charts.

Subjects: Children's audiobooks, Talking books, Electronic books, Educational technology, Literacy, Reading (Elementary), Internet & children, Education

ALI--A Digital Archive of DAISY Books.

Authors: Forsberg, Åsa¹ asa.forsberg@lub.lu.se

Source: Journal of Access Services. 2008, Vol. 5 Issue 1-2, p85-92. 8p.

Beginning readers' use of talking books: styles of working.

Authors: Wood, Clare Littleton, Karen Chera, Pav

Source: Literacy. Nov2005, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p135-141. 7p.

Subject Terms: *Reading, *Computer assisted instruction, *Literacy, Talking books, Computers & children

Reviving the Oral Tradition.

Authors: Cavender, Jennifer Stuchell, Lisa

Source: International Journal of the Book; 2005/2006, Vol. 3 Issue 1, p49-54, 6p

Early Talking Books.

Authors: Camlot, Jason

Source: Book History (Pennsylvania State University Press); 2003, Vol. 6, p147-173, 27p

Towards a new understanding: the ‘Books Alive! multimedia project’.

Authors: Wood, Ruth Ozturk, Alayne Rawlings, Anne

Source: Reading. Jul2003, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p90-93. 4p.

Subject Terms: *Reading, Talking books, Audiobooks, British education system

Geographic Terms: United Kingdom

The Untold Story of the Talking Book

Authors: Matthew Rubery

Resource Type: eBook.

Subjects: Talking books--History, Audiobooks--History, Literature and technology--History

Categories: LITERARY CRITICISM / Books & Reading, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century

The Untold Story of the Talking Book.

Authors: BRONFMAN, ALEJANDRA¹

Source: Revista Hispánica Moderna (0034-9593); Jun2018, Vol. 71 Issue 1, p107-109, 3p

Exploring the effects of talking book software in UK primary classrooms.

Authors: Lewin, Cathy

Source: Journal of Research in Reading. Jun2000, Vol. 23 Issue 2, p149. 9p.

Subjects: Talking books, Computer software, Reading

12 things young children can do with a talking book in a classroom computer center.

Authors: Labbo, Linda D.

Source: Reading Teacher. Apr2000, Vol. 53 Issue 7, p542. 5p.

Subjects: Talking books, CD-ROM books, Children, Technological literacy, Technological innovations