[CASL-L] digital audio books

[Emily Bartram]

LibraVox is good.  They have books in the public domain.  You may have
multiple readers in one book as people volunteer to read chapters.

On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Barbara Johnson <
bajohnson at colchesterct.org> wrote:
>
> I found https://librivox.org/...
>
> Anyone use it?
>
> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 10:01 AM, Rocca, Jennifer <roccaj at brookfieldps.org
> > wrote:
>>
>> You can't record your own audiobooks.  Unless they are in the public
>> domain, the publisher or author holds the rights to creating audio versions
>> of the texts.  I don't know who created the YouTube channel you linked to
>> or what authority they have - but my suspicion is that it is not a legal
>> source of audio books.  It requires more investigation to be sure.
>>
>> Convincing teachers of that is a whole other story.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Barbara Johnson <
>> bajohnson at colchesterct.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> What if you created your own Audio Books... could you record one of your
>>> students, (maybe just audio) put the recording on schooltube or youtube,
>>> and put the link in the MARC record for the book...  then they belong to
>>> you??
>>>
>>> Also, iConn.org has a large selection of audio books available... you
>>> could also include these in your resources...
>>>
>>> Barbara Johnson
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 8:25 AM, Sue Lantelme <SLantelme at ledyard.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>   I'm writing seeking knowledge of the free digital audio book world.
>>>>
>>>> Some of our English teachers are accessing 'free' digital audio books.
>>>> Mostly from the Youtube channel and they seem to have been up(down?)loaded
>>>> in the last couple of months. Unless these books are public domain, they're
>>>> pirated, right? For example, a teacher asked for access to *To Kill a
>>>> Mockingbird*, said they had accessed the audiobook, *Night *for free
>>>> online earlier in the year.  I googled, and sure enough, here is * To
>>>> Kill a Mockingbird*: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zChebba40r8
>>>>
>>>> I feel as though I just came through black hole & missed the last
>>>> couple of decades (*Interstellar). *​I've spent budget monies on
>>>> digital audio which is now free(?) Also, the access is so much easier than
>>>> our purchased digital copies. Search for the title audio book, click the
>>>> play button & there are all the chapters, and full audio version, and
>>>> simultaneous use!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  What are you providing for curriculum digital audio books?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  Sue Lantelme
>>>>
>>>> MLS, Ledyard High School Librarian
>>>>
>>>> slantelme at ledyard.net
>>>>
>>>> *http://lhs.ledyard.libguides.com/home
>>>> <http://lhs.ledyard.libguides.com/home>*
>>>>
>>>> 860.464.9600 x6154
>>>>
>>>> 24 Gallup Hill Road
>>>>
>>>> Ledyard, CT 06339
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> *Barbara Johnson*
>>> *Information Literacy Specialist*
>>> Jack Jackter Intermediate School
>>> @technojohnson
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>>
>> Jennifer Rocca
>> BHS Library Media Specialist
>> 203-775-7725 x-7775
>>
>
>
> --
> *Barbara Johnson*
> *Information Literacy Specialist*
> Jack Jackter Intermediate School
> @technojohnson
> jackjackterlibrary.weebly.com
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Emily Bartram
Head Librarian
Assistant Director
Hotchkiss Library of Sharon
Sharon, CT 06069


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