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This week we're sharing user perspectives from the two libraries who served as pilot libraries for how libraries for the blind and print disabled w...
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This week's KeyNotes blog post is a guest post from KLAS User Development Advisory Committee Members Jesse McGarity, Virginia Beach Public Library&...
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Now that we're into 2024 (with January flying by rapidly!), let's take a look back at the past year together. The 2023 Users' Confe...
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We've been working with Data Management / NLS on a patron project in PIMMS. As part of this project, We've been thinking about how to better manage...
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If you had to guess, what would you say was the most popular title across all KLAS Talking Book Library (LBPD) patrons? How about the most popular ...
Save the Date: KLAS Q&A with Katy. 11-02-23, Thursday, 3pm Eastern / Noon Pacific.

Our next webinar is coming up fast, and it's going to be a fun one: it's time for another Q & A with Katy! This is an ...
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The KLAS Users’ Group Program Committee is seeking new members and new ideas! UC2023 is a wrap—so it’s time to roll ...
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A guest blog post by Lee Anne Hooley, Worcester Talking Book Library July 17th-20th brought the opportunity for me to attend the KLAS con...
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Are you excited for the ...
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A Customizable (Accessible) Bibliography Generator...
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Another year is in the books, and we’re stoked to be officially in a conference year! But, before we barrel ahead, let’s take a look back at 20...
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Yesterday, we had our first Holiday office party since 2019. It was wonderful to get everyone back together, share some delicious food, and exchang...
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Well, IRCs, it's about that time again... and I'm not talking about the Holidays (though I hope they're merry). Instead, I'm talking about the APH ...
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In this week's blog post we're pulling back the curtain on part of the software development process called "Regression Testing." It's definitely no...
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For a while now, receiving libraries have had the ability to request the Transfer In of a patron from another state. But how does this work for the...
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Every Instructional Resource and Material Centers throughout the nation is trying to do the same thing, and that is to make sure that every student...
The scribe 2.0--a compact ReDesign of the scribe system.

Keystone Systems is pleased to announce an updated version of the Scribe, our duplication on demand appliance. The Scribe 2.0 merges the cu...
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Keystone is excited to announce that we've signed an agreement with the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) to allow ou...
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Did you attend our last webinar on ...
Save the Date! On 4/7/22 at 3 PM ET Katy will present a webinar focused on onboarding new KLAS Users.

The KLAS Users Program Committee and Keystone are excited to share details about our next two online training and networking opportunities. Please ...
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2020 and 2021 were a challenging time for many of us, including our KLAS Users' Group Program Committee. Many members joined the committee with the...
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It’s been another turbulent, often-difficult year, but once again, we’ve made it through. In fact, this year has seen a number of highlights fo...
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Last week we announced the creation of a ...
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Hey, IRC KLAS-users! We’ve got several things of interest for you this week including: an updated Intro to KLAS user guide for IRC...
Save the Date for the APH Integration Update Webinar to be presented by Katy & Kyle on 12/12/21 at 3 PM ET!

On Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 3 PM Eastern / Noon Pacific Katy and Kyle will be offering a live webinar focused on sharing information and detai...
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Have you noticed something new over on the Knowledge Base? With the KLASusers redesign, we hoped to help you find resources without needing...
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This is a guest post by Maureen Dorosinski, Librarian / Production Supervisor, Florida Bureau of Braille and Talking Book Library Services...
Screen shot of a portion of the session page for TL;DR or Too Long; Didn't read. It shows Nancy and Katy on webcams, a slide describing several newer Batch Tools, and a section of the chat bar, in which people are reacting to the batch tools or sharing appreciation for them.

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This is a guest post by Sam Lundberg - Reader Advisor for the New Mexico State Library for the Blind & Print Disabl...

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