This diskette contains files for two publications, Braille
Book Review and Talking Book Topics, published by the
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped.  These bimonthly publications list
special-format books available to eligible readers through a
national network of cooperating libraries.    

For your convenience, each publication is presented as a 
complete file and as several separate files representing the 
different sections of the issue.  

For the files that represent the various sections of the
publication, the main part of each file name has seven
or eight characters followed by a "txt" extension.  The
first character of the name is either a "b" or a "t"--"b"
for Braille Book Review and "t" for Talking Book Topics. 
The second and third characters indicate the year.  The
fourth character is a hyphen, which acts as a separator. 
The fifth character is a number from 1 through 6 indicating
the issue--1 for January-February, 2 for March-April,
through 6 for November-December.  The remaining characters
are two- and three-letter codes that indicate the section of
the publication.  The sections are 

af - Adult Fiction
anf - Adult Nonfiction
cf - Children's Fiction
cnf - Children's Nonfiction
for - Foreign Language Books
int - Introduction and In Brief section
mag - Magazine section

File names and descriptions for this diskette:

BBR-98-3.txt     Complete file of Braille Book Review,
May-June 1998

B98-3AF.TXT     Braille Book Review, May-June 1998,
Adult Fiction books

B98-3ANF.TXT    Braille Book Review, May-June 1998,
Adult Nonfiction books

B98-3CF.TXT     Braille Book Review, May-June 1998,
Children's Fiction books

B98-3CNF.TXT    Braille Book Review, May-June 1998,
Children's Nonfiction books

B98-3INT.TXT    Braille Book Review, May-June 1998,
Introduction and In Brief section

B98-3MAG.TXT    Braille Book Review, May-June 1998,
Braille Magazines

README.TXT This file

TBT-98-3.txt     Complete file of Talking Book Topics,
May-June 1998

T98-3AF.TXT     Talking Book Topics, May-June 1998,
Adult Fiction books

T98-3ANF.TXT    Talking Book Topics, May-June 1998,
Adult Nonfiction books

T98-3CF.TXT     Talking Book Topics, May-June 1998,
Children's Fiction books

T98-3CNF.TXT    Talking Book Topics, May-June 1998,
Children's Nonfiction books

T98-3INT.TXT    Talking Book Topics, May-June 1998,
Introduction and In Brief section

T98-3MAG.TXT    Talking Book Topics, May-June 1998,
Talking Book Magazines

T98-3FOR.TXT    Talking Book Topics, May-June 1998,
Foreign Language Books

The files are presented as formatted ASCII text files with a
line length of sixty characters.  These files are offered in
ASCII format so that they are readable by the widest
possible variety of software and hardware configurations. 
Almost all DOS or Windows word-processing, editing, or
spreadsheet software can read ASCII files.  In most
programs, you must use an "open," "retrieve," or "load"
command and specify that an ASCII file is being read.  Check
your program's documentation for specific instructions on
how to read ASCII (DOS) text files if you are unfamiliar
with this procedure. Please note that features such as font
size, page breaks, and other print attributes are controlled
by the software used to read the files, rather than by the
files themselves.

The files are formatted so that users can make use of
various software functions.  Each book listing is followed
by two number signs: ##.  By setting your software's search
feature to look for two number signs, you can easily move
from one listing to the next.  Category headings are
preceded by three number signs:  ###.

Because ASCII files appear differently on different
computers using a variety of software, it is not practical
to provide a printable order form.  You can, however, use
your own software to create lists of desired books that you
can send to your cooperating library.  These lists should
include your name and address.

At this time, you may continue to receive this computer
diskette format plus another format of Braille Book Review
and Talking Book Topics.  For subscription changes or to
order books, please contact your local cooperating library.

Correspondence regarding this diskette edition or editorial
matters should be sent to: 

Publications and Media Section
National Library Service for the Blind
   and Physically Handicapped
Washington, DC  20542
e-mail:  nls@loc.gov