Unabridged Provides Narrated Digital Audio Books

Libraries for the blind and physically handicapped in eight states are collaborating to provide Unabridged, a downloadable digital audio book service.

The goal of Unabridged is to develop and evaluate a multi-state program that provides a downloadable library of narrated digital audio book content and services to blind, low vision, and physically challenged library users in the participating states. Unabridged is using the digital content delivery system from OverDrive. Eligible library patrons in the participating states may self-checkout and download digital audio books, then either play them back on their computers using the free OverDrive Media Console, or transfer the content to portable playback devices, or burn the content onto CDs.

Overview of the Unabridged Collection

The Unabridged collection contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles. Current popular fiction is the strength of the collection. There are books for children, tweens, and teens, too, as well as old-time radio programs.

• Items in the Collection, Sorted by Title in HTML format, as of July 2008.



• Items in the Collection, Sorted by Author's First Name in HTML format, as of July 2008.



• Items in the Collection, Sorted by Genre in HTML format, as of July 2008.



• Items in the Unabridged Employment Collection in HTML format, as of December 20, 2008.



• Items in the Collection in Spanish in HTML format, as of July 2008.