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Future IRC User Relevant Events

Today's KeyNotes blog post is all about upcoming IRC / IMC KLAS user-relevant events, including: IRC KLAS Administrator Online Train...
FYI for NLS Libraries - FY2020 Statistics

NLS has requested that we (and the other NLS providers) extract and submit some data for them to review. For each of our NLS Libraries, we will be ...
KLAS at Virtual APH 2020 Annual Meeting

In addition to the move to an online meeting, the APH staff have also made some changes to the usual schedule. Things are starting a bit later each...
A new way to Meet

A couple of years ago now, we started offering webinars to help keep the Users’ Group informed and connected, from the open forum KLAS Q&A wi...
2020 Disaster Preparedness & Recovery Updates

Here in North Carolina we usually think of late summer / early fall as the start of hurricane season. Well, this year is different (as is everythin...
2021 KLAS Users' Conference Planning Updates

We're excited to announce that initial planning for the 2021 KLAS Users' Conference is underway. This will be our first biennial conference...
Shuffle the Deck – Feature Preview

One of the new features in the 7.7.36 update is the ability to Shuffle a Service Queue. This feature was suggested by Arizona Talking Book ...
Keystone COVID-19 Update

Last week we updated you on how our Washington, New Mexico, and Kansas talking book libraries are faring as their staff and patrons continue to fac...
COVID-19 Updates

Previously, we've shared a number of guest blog posts on how COVID-19 is affecting KLAS libraries and resource centers. Since then, there has been ...
A New & Improved klas.com

In March of this year, Katy and I undertook a rather large project that we're now happy to see come to fruition. For the past few years, we've been...
COVID-19 KeyNotes Blog Posts to Date

COVID-19 has thoroughly upended almost all of our "typical" workdays, routines, and daily lives. It's affected each of us in very different, but ve...

Since this is an off-year between KLAS Users' Group Conferences (and what good timing that was!), we've been working with the Programming Committee...
My Reflections on KLAS Users' Group Officers

I wanted to take some time today to write about a group of our users' that I get to spend more time with than most -- our KLAS Users' Group Officer...
Keystone, KLAS, and Accessibility (re-dux)

Hello everyone! Today, I'm bringing back (and updating!) a post from 2018. This is important info we want to make sure you know ab...
New Feature: Add / Remove Headings

The move to a Duplication on Demand service model opens up the full collection of download-only titles to your patrons... but patrons who receive b...
Tips & Tricks - Back to the Stacks

As states ease restrictions and some staff are returning to large pile-ups of returned books (or a suspicious absence of returned books), and thing...
COVID-19 and North Carolina LBPH

Our KLAS Users' Group officers contacted some KLAS users to ask them to share how their library / organization is faring and what policy, service, ...
COVID-19 and the Arizona Talking Book Library & Instructional Resource Center

Our KLAS Users' Group officers contacted some KLAS users to ask them to share how their library / organization is faring and what policy, service, ...
COVID-19 and Tennessee Resource Center for the Visually Impaired

Our KLAS Users' Group officers contacted some KLAS users to ask them to share how their library / organization is faring and what policy, service, ...
COVID-19 and the State Library of Kansas, Talking Books Service

Our KLAS Users' Group officers contacted some KLAS users to ask them to share how their library / organization is faring and what policy, service, ...
COVID-19 and the Florida Braille and Talking Book Libraries

Our next guest blog post in response to this request is from Maureen Dorosinski and the various regional librarians of Florida. FL1A ...
COVID-19 and the New Mexico Library for the Blind & Print Disabled

Our KLAS Users' Group officers contacted some KLAS users to ask them to share how their library / organization is faring and what policy, service, ...
COVID-19 and the California Department of Education Press

Our KLAS Users' Group officers contacted some KLAS users to ask them to share how their library / organization is faring and what policy, service, ...
COVID-19 and the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

Our KLAS Users' Group officers contacted some KLAS users to ask them to share how their library / organization is faring and what policy, service, ...
Working Remotely - Tips & Tricks

In the past few days, we've gotten more than a few questions about how to setup KLAS and / or prepare your library for a work from remote situation...
Important Coronavirus Info

As efforts to slow the spread of the Coronavirus / COVID-19 ramp up, we wanted to share some info with you all: 1) Keystone Support will s...
A Note from James, plus Tips & Tricks part III

First, we'd like to share a note with you from James Burts, Keystone Executive Vice President, "D...
Working Remotely - Tips & Tricks part II

As we continue to answer questions and work with libraries to handle this challenging situation, I wanted to share some additional tips gleaned fro...
Keystone Quarantine Kitchen

With the Governor of North Carolina's stay at home order going into effect, all Keystone staff are now working remotely. We're extremely happy to b...

While NLS provides the majority of the Talking Books collection, many libraries supplement this with locally recorded books and magazines. You've p...

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