tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295072463041838232.post2905998460416404592..comments2023-12-15T16:56:37.686-06:00Comments on Don't Mess with TX-LIS: Oh good, you're here!Emmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06490395700786919792noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295072463041838232.post-83599006263534160472016-02-24T08:05:32.385-06:002016-02-24T08:05:32.385-06:00Thanks for the suggestion! We're actually look...Thanks for the suggestion! We're actually looking into something like this right now, but I didn't know about Read & Write for Google Chrome, which gets major points for being FREE!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490395700786919792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295072463041838232.post-42879815189271753522016-02-23T21:05:14.242-06:002016-02-23T21:05:14.242-06:00Not that this is actually your job, but if you wan...Not that this is actually your job, but if you want to help out your illiterate patrons one options might be to help them access text to speech software. For example, at my school we use the chrome extension "Read & Write for Google Chrome." Looking at it online it looks like it is free for 30 days and then the "read aloud" (which I assume means text to speech) feature continues to be free to access.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07925407018380163590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295072463041838232.post-10891753460591140242016-02-10T17:15:07.505-06:002016-02-10T17:15:07.505-06:00peopple getting referred to the library by bureauc...peopple getting referred to the library by bureaucrats is one of my chronic irritations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295072463041838232.post-40039101459198385902016-02-09T16:31:30.039-06:002016-02-09T16:31:30.039-06:00I'm glad I'm not the only one!I'm glad I'm not the only one!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490395700786919792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295072463041838232.post-46272936967382880272016-02-09T16:31:19.030-06:002016-02-09T16:31:19.030-06:00Thank you! I am flattered to read you saying so!Thank you! I am flattered to read you saying so!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06490395700786919792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295072463041838232.post-83839294499869925872016-02-09T16:02:38.629-06:002016-02-09T16:02:38.629-06:00"Oh good, *you're* here!" can make a..."Oh good, *you're* here!" can make any librarian's heart sinkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295072463041838232.post-64501379559612372242016-02-09T12:47:36.351-06:002016-02-09T12:47:36.351-06:00this is a very insightful postthis is a very insightful postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com