Summer/fall 2013
resources to enrich the ever–changing lives of your patrons
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OneClickdigital
Libraries’ most comprehensive platform for exclusive eAudio titles, including New York Times bestsellers and multiple-access collections. Soon featuring eBooks!
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Test-preparation software offering
video-based instruction for taking the
SAT, ACT, PSAT and PLAN tests.
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Kudda
An online video collection showcasing training and instructional videos from winning college and high school coaches across a variety of sports.
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The most versatile language-learning
Worldcrunch
English translations of newspapers and media outlets from around the world.
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C ONT E NTS
MediaCloud—Powered by Muzee
Streaming access to music and TV outlets from around the world, with multiple categories of popular interests and themes.
12 Zinio Digital Magazines
Full-color, interactive digital magazines offering unlimited patron access.
14 Universal Class
software offering more than 80 languages, including English, with instructions, games, retention tools and application content.
22 Signing Savvy
Video-based sign-language instruction
with more than 7,000 visual
demonstrations and a phrase builder
for conversational resources.
24 LawDepot.com
A versatile, user-friendly online
program for developing legal forms,
complete with dynamic prompts
and instructional assistance for
successful completion.
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Streaming, unlimited simultaneous
An online continuing-education program offering hundreds of course options and live instructor feedback for career and personal development.
access to thousands of popular, award-
winning, independent, and foreign films.
16 Atomic Training
Online personal trainer and
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Searchable videos for training on popular programs such as Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, iPad, Skype, and more.
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nutrition database featuring workout
and diet plans customized for
individual goals, skill levels, and
equipment availability.
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“The best thing about OneClickdigital is the large number of titles we could offer right away. I also love the ability to bundle our package for the CD and the e-resource on all the current bestsellers. Our community loves it.” —Susan Hayes, Chattahoochee Valley Regional Library System, Columbus, GA
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Offer your patrons a global perspective on world affairs from Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America, and the Middle East
Nominated for the
2013 Newspaper Award for Digital Innovation of the Year
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W o r l d A f fa i r s
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E yes o n t h e U. S .
Patron Benefits: • Offers unlimited access to highquality English translations of the best foreign-language content and original reporting from around the world • Brings a global perspective to the English-language marketplace • Serves patrons who have roots and interests in foreign countries • Provides bilingual patrons original news articles in their native language
Library Benefits: • Multi-user access • Easily viewed on any Internetenabled device • Priced for libraries of all sizes • Technical support available for both libraries and patrons
A Paris-based, American-run news source, Worldcrunch partners with a growing number of media outlets to bring their best stories to English readers for the first time: Europe Die Welt (Germany) Gazeta Wyborcza (Poland) Kommersant (Russia) Le Figaro (France) La Stampa (Italy) Le Monde (France) Le Nouvel Observateur (France) Le Temps (Switzerland) Les Echos (France)
Middle East and Africa Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egypt) Le Soir (Morocco) Haaretz (Israel) Hürriyet (Turkey) Radikal (Turkey) Syfia (African Great Lakes)
Latin America América Economia (Chile) Clarín (Argentina) Folha de São Paulo (Brazil)
USA Business Insider Council on Foreign Relations
China Caixin Media Economic Observer
For more information, contact your RBdigital representative at 1-877-828-2833 or visit us at www.recordedbooks.com/worldcrunch.
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The largest sports training resource aimed at coaches, players and parents With thousands of training videos from experienced high school and college coaches across the country, Kudda brings the best in fundamentals, drills, and plays straight to your patrons. Designed with coaches and players in mind, these sport-specific videos cover youth sports, rec and travel leagues, and the high school level.
Training videos include: • Baseball • Basketball • Fitness • Football • Golf • Ice Hockey • Juggling • Lacrosse
• Physical Education • Soccer • Softball • Volleyball • Wrestling • Wisdom for Coaches • Careers in Sports • First Aid
For more information, contact your Recorded Books sales representative. Watch videos on your computer or mobile device!
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A game-changing media resource
What Does MediaCloud Offer Libraries? Streaming, multi-user access to Internet content from around the world, including: • 20,000 radio stations • 5,000 TV stations • 1.2 million videos • 10,000 news outlets • 10,000 Internet games Ability to sort by country, genre, or popularity for quick, easy searching For more information, contact your Recorded Books sales representative.
Content in 23 different languages and an interface customizable for 16 different languages English Arabic Chinese
Danish French German
Greek Hebrew Hindi
Italian Indonesian Japanese
Korean Norwegian Portuguese
Russian Spanish Swedish
Thai Turkish and more!
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The world’s
LARGEST
NEWSSTAND
• Enjoy complete digital magazines—many of which are only available in this format • Download full-color magazines with interactive elements such as audio and video • Find the stories you want quickly and easily with intuitive navigation and keyword search
IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR YOUR LIBRARY!
• Check out as many as you want with no holds or due dates
Join the worldwide library phenomenon that over 800 libraries across thousands of branch locations and 200,000 patrons are raving about. Zinio offers more than 900 magazines in their custom library subscription collection.
• Read magazines anytime, anywhere— either on your PC or Mac or on your mobile device
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For more information, email us at zinio@recordedbooks.com.
Always available, Multi-access From arts and science to lifestyle and sports, Zinio has the magazines your patrons can’t live without.
Read on the go with mobile apps iPad® iPhone® Kindle Fire™ Android™ Windows® 8 Blackberry®Playbook™
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Continuing-Education Courses that work with your schedule Universal Class offers over 500 continuingeducation and personal-development courses. Going back to school can be a costly endeavor and patrons are looking for affordable alternatives. With Universal Class, they can work at their own pace and study anywhere they like.
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” —Martin Luther King Jr.
IACET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Continuing education credits available on all courses.
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”The perfect product for libraries to implement during an era of disappearing budgets and ever-evolving technology.” —Tina Panik, Circulation & Public Services Library, Avon Free Public Library, Avon, Connecticut
Anywhere, Anytime Training That Helps Patrons Advance Their Careers and Enrich Their Lives Sampling of the Most Popular Courses: • Computer Basics • Accounting & Bookkeeping for Everyone • Excel 2007 • Digital Photography • Typing and Keyboarding • ABCs of English Grammar • Excel 2010 • Nutrition • Adobe Photoshop For more information, email us at universalclass@recordedbooks.com or visit www.recordedbooks.com/ universalclass.
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Easy-to-master online Software and Mobile-device training Atomic Training for Libraries delivers hundreds of comprehensive tutorials ranging from software programs to programming languages to social media. Searching by manufacturer, version, or keyword gains patrons instant access to the training they need. Videos averaging two minutes in length create a quick and effective learning experience.
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Courses on topics including: • Access®
• GarageBand
• Photoshop
• Blackboard
• Google Drive
• Picasa
• Dreamweaver
• HTML5
• PowerPoint®
• Entourage®
• InDesign
• Windows® 7, 8,
• Excel®
• iPhone®/iPad®
• Final Cut Pro
• Outlook®
Vista®, and XP • Word® “Small businesses shouldn’t have to pay for training on the most current software. These courses are perfect for anyone who wants to gain a necessary and marketable skill.” —Steve Horn, Foley Public Library Director, Foley, Alabama
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SAT/ACT Test-Prep Tutorials
That Get Results RB Test Prep offers an immersive, interactive learning environment with video-based test-preparatory resources. Similar services cost thousands of dollars and are out of many patrons’ reach. RB Test Prep gives students in your community the opportunity to enhance their standardized test scores—which can make all the difference when applying for scholarships and grants.
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Test-prep resources for the following standardized tests: SAT • ACT • PSAT • PLAN • SSAT
• Vocabulary builder with more than 1,000 common SAT/ACT test words • Practice tests that simulate exam-day environment • Online results to focus study questions and concepts • Learning environment that replicates the private-tutor experience • Recommended subject matter and strategy lessons • Monitoring for students’ progress • Parental support center Mary, a library patron, shared this story with Jan Dudding, Collection Development Acquisitions Manager, Volusia County Public Library, Florida: “Jan, I was talking to my brother this weekend. He works with a group of young men who are being coached for getting into college on athletic scholarships and he helps them with their academics. He was very impressed with [RB Test Prep] and couldn’t say enough about the things it can do. He is very excited about the product. I just thought you should know about one very satisfied customer.”
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language Learning SOLUTIONS
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Perfect your speaking skills by comparing your voice to a native speaker.
Join our community of millions of friends, fans, and followers, all learning languages together.
Begin speaking a new language today with our quick-start learning process.
Something for every language learner—Listen, Speak, Read and Write in a Foreign Language! Using the same language-learning techniques trusted by leading language experts in the U.S. government and military, Transparent Language Online delivers the widest variety of high-quality learning materials, featuring real-life language used by native speakers. Presented with an easy-to-use interface, Transparent Language Online is simply the most complete language-learning solution. Transparent Language Online: • Supports all levels of language learning • Offers a variety of fun and engaging activities
Companion Mobile Apps
• Features over 80 languages, as well as 24 for ESL learners • Provides hundreds of useful vocabulary lists
For more information, email us at transparent@recordedbooks.com or visit www.recordedbooks.com/transparent.
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Your Library’s American Sign Language Resource Signing Savvy is a video-based dictionary for users and teachers of American Sign Language. In high-definition vignettes, expert instructors walk users through thousands of ASL signs, finger-spelled words, and other common signs used in the United States and Canada. A proven complement to static book-based instruction, Signing Savvy offers parents with speechdelayed children and families of deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons the opportunity to learn and sharpen their signing skills.
Woman signing the word “Dad”
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Fast, easy searching
Video instruction
Word and custom phrase lists
Ideal for families with speech-delayed children, Signing Savvy facilitates early education and deepens parent-child bonds. • Thousands of video instructions for letters, words, and phrases • Word and custom phrase lists • Games and quizzes to enhance retention • Printable flash cards for reference
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Customizable Legal Documents LawDepot is the leading publisher of do-it-yourself legal documents and templates. Creating legal documents can be costly and time-consuming— but it doesn’t have to be. LawDepot offers your library patrons an affordable way to create the legal documents they need in mere minutes.
“An easy-to-use and straightforward approach to legal forms.” —TopTenReviews.com
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• All forms are high quality and completely customizable • In-house attorneys verify each form is up-to-date with current laws and statutes • Patron information is stored safely and securely in LawDepot’s archives • Patrons are guided through the process using clear, everyday language
Patrons can choose from hundreds of forms, including: • Power of Attorney • Last Will and Testament • Prenuptial Agreement • Promissory Note • Bill of Sale • Purchase Agreement • Articles of Incorporation • Employment Contract • Residential Rental/Lease • Commercial Lease • Landlord/Tenant Notices For more information, email us at lawdepot@recordedbooks.com or visit www.recordedbooks.com/lawdepot.
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Bringing the film-festival experience to your patrons! IndieFlix offers thousands of award-winning
shorts, features, and documentaries from more than 50 countries!
Browse films by genre— there’s something for everyone!
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Stream films anytime, anywhere! Why IndieFlix?
What can you watch?
Easy to Access!
Thousands of films from more than 50 countries • Unlimited access—no holds or waiting!
Film-festival hits, including the best of:
• Available on all Internetenabled computers, tablets (including iPad® and Android™), and smartphones through the Web browser • Available on Roku® and Xbox®
• No downloads—online streaming for all movies • Advanced search tools for fast, simple browsing • Directly support the filmmakers just by watching their films
• Sundance • Cannes • Tribeca • SXSW • and hundreds more!
For more information, visit www.recordedbooks.com/indieflix.
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Nutrition and Fitness Programs Designed to Fit Your Life Selected by Forbes magazine as a Best of THE web site for nine consecutive years. “Final Score: Top-notch.” —ESPN magazine
America’s Online Personal Trainer
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GymAmerica is like having your own
personal trainer and nutritionist—featuring workout and diet plans customized to your specific goals, skill level, and equipment. • Exclusive GymAmerica Workout and Diet Programs • Build-Your-Own Workouts and Diets • Robust and Easy-to-Use Diet Tracker with Nutrition Scorecard • 40,000+ Food Database
“I’ve been using the GymAmerica Online Personal Trainer since 1999. It’s been an irreplaceable part of my off-season training and consistently gets me the results I’m striving for.” —Brad Ausmus, 17-year MLB veteran
• Recipe Finder and Maker • Over 1,200 Exercises with Instructional Videos • Comprehensive Workout Tracker with Calories Burned Scorecard • Weight Loss and Fitness Challenges • Personal Profile Page, Friends, and Groups • Message Boards and Blog Journal
Download the iPHONE app today!
Visit www.recordedbooks. com/gymamerica or call 1-877828-2833 for more information.
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