1. Downloading Books from BARD for Your Digital Player

2. Braille
and
Audio
Reading
Download

3. Applying to BARD

4. Enter the BARD web address here
https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/index.cgi

5. Click here

6. Click here

7. Make sure the
library name
matches this

8. Click here

9. Fill in all of the
information
Identify the machine to be used

10. After applying
• You will receive a one-time-only temporary
password to log in the first time.
• CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD!

11. • Searching for books on BARD

12. Create this drop-down
menu by right-clicking
Create a
folder to
hold your
new BARD
downloads

13. Enter the BARD web address here
https://nlsbard.loc.gov/cgi-bin/nlsbardprod/index.cgi

14. Log in here

15. Choose any
search method
to find your
books.

16. Choose any
search method
to find your
books and
magazines.

17. Click the link at
the bottom of your
book’s description

18. Click OK

19. Save it to the folder you
created earlier

20. All the files downloaded from
BARD are compressed
(“zipped”).

21. Create a folder for each book to
be extracted on your Digital
cartridge or flash drive.

22. Unzipping files

23. Right-click on the
zipped file.
Select "Extract All" in the
pop-up menu to reveal the
Extraction Wizard.

24. Click "Next".

25. In the "Select a Destination" look at the "Files will be extracted to
this directory:" section and view where the files will be extracted
to. Click "Next" if this is the location you want. Click "Browse" to
select a different location, and then click "Next".

26. Select the drive you’re
downloading your
unzip digital files to.

27. If you have multiple folders
on you cartridges then you
need to select the folder
where you want that
particular book to go to
then Click ok
Click ok

28. Then click Next

29. Then click finish

30. Insert the cartridge and enjoy.