Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the requirements and constraints that govern current and future designs of the U.S. talking-book system. A talking-book system includes all the components that allow a user to hear an audio version of reading material. Aspects of the system discussed here are unique to the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS) to meet our needs, especially the scale, funding, and delivery systems. Other places will have their own way. We are presenting this as an example of what we consider a complete system. We hope it will lead people to think in those terms and to find the areas where systems can meet. This paper is intended as a first step to encourage the exchange of similar information about the requirements of talking-book systems in other countries. Ultimately, our objective is to use this information in the cooperative development of an international talking-book system technical interface standard that, if incorporated...
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