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Audiobooks

Province of British Columbia
Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services
Public Library Services Branch

Audiobooks

• Establishment of a coordinated program with shared responsibilities among federal, provincial and local levels of government…
• Released by National Librarian in 1976

Audiobooks

• Produce at minimum 200 titles annually;
• Recreational/Informational collection - public library users;
• 2 track cassette
• Titles selected by a regional committee of librarians, all of whom work with users of the service;
• Many titles recorded are requested by users;
• Coordinate production with CNIB and other Canadian producers.

Audiobooks

• Recorded in acoustic studios in Burnaby;
• contract narrators (12) with theatre or broadcasting backgrounds;
• Analog recording on open reel; distribution on 2-track cassette;

Audiobooks

• Cassette Sub-master created;
• Production shared with CNIB;
• Two copies deposited with National Library;
• Copies of all production provided free of charge to large BC public libraries;
• Replacements provided free of charge to BC public libraries.

Audiobooks

• Medium and small public libraries receive deposit collections from the Loan Collection maintained in Burnaby;
• Individuals in areas of the province without public library service receive mail service from the Loan Collection.

Audiobooks

• 24 libraries with permanent collections;
• 34 libraries with deposit collections;
• approx. 12,000 titles available;
• approx. 6,000 users read Audiobooks;
• Average circulation: 41 books per borrower

Audiobooks

• Sales to Canadian libraries since 1981;
• National Sales catalogue twice annually;
• $6.50 per cassette
• Processed
• Catalogued
• Replacements service

Audiobooks

• 25+ years - another National Library Task Force.
• Time of critical need for users and producers.
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